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remark is often made in the spring by those that had a fo jv colonies and losi 

 them in the winter. "My bees all died with lots of honey in the hive; I wonds? 

 what was the reason?" 



If the temperature becomes too high they will also become restless and ea 

 more than is for tlieir good, become diseased, foul their combs and hive, m& 

 die with plenty of honey in the combs. 



CELLAJE WINTEKIWG. 



It will readily be seen that it is desirable to avoid either of these extremes, 

 heat and cold. To do this, as soon as there is settled cold weather, which ia 

 this locality is usually about the middle of November, place the bees in a dark, 

 quiet cellar that will keep vegetables well, and maintain an even temperature 

 of about 45°. Of course the bees should have plenty of honey to eat, and 25 

 lbs. will be none too much to last them till they can gather a supply in the 

 luring. To prepare them for the cellar remove everything above the frames 

 and put three or four sticks, % inch square, and nearly as long as the hive is 

 wide inside, crosswise on the frames, and put on a new honey quilt. This wiU 

 give the needed ventilation, retain the heat, and give the bees a chance to move 

 over the tops of the frames. This should be done before cold weather, so when 

 it is time to put the bees in winter quarters all it will be necessary to do will be 

 to remove the cap and carefully place the colony in the cellaTc 



OUTDOOR WINTEEINao 



If the bees are to be wintered out doors 35 lbs. of honey will be none to<* 

 much for each colony. A new quilt and sticks should take the place of the old 

 quilt the same as for cellar wintering. Corn fodder or straw may be placed 

 about each hive to aid in keeping oS. the cold, but the entrance should be left 

 partially open and shaded from the sun. 



A better method of outdoor protection is to take a box without top or 

 bottom and 8 or 10 inches larger each way than the outside of the hive and as 

 high as may be needed. Place this box over the hive and fix the entrance S9 

 that the bees can get out and in, and fill the space between the box and hive 

 with chaff, cut straw or dry leaves, well pressed down, and cover the top of the 

 hive in the same way, and finish by covering the box with a flat, or slanting, 

 roof that is water tight. 



The best outdoor wintering arrangement I have ever seen is that used by 

 H. D. Cutting, of Clinton, ]\Iich., now and for several years past, Secretary of 

 the Michigan State Bee-keepers' Association. It is simple, cheap and durable. 

 I don't know that he ever made one to sell. It is very easily made and can be 

 taken apart and put away (in the flat) in a moment and will last for years. It 

 is made of lumber % ov % inch thick, dressed on one or both sides, or it need 

 not be dressed at all. Cut it so it will be 8 or 10 inches longer than the hive 

 for the sides, and 8 or 10 inches longer than the hive is wide for the ends. Foi 

 each hive make 8 pieces or cleats, about 1 inch square and 4 inches longer 

 ■Jian tlie hive is high, un.ess tlie cover Is high. 



