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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



March 



From tin- Maine Farmer. 



WINTKKING BHKS IN THK CHI.LAU. 



If the coiidilioiis are all right the cellar 

 is the best place to winter bees. The 

 question then arises, what are the ])roper 

 conditions? 



The cellar should be dry and free from 

 filth and decaying vegetation. It should 

 be ventilated often and kept dark. it is 

 not well to have much pounding and 

 noise around the hives. The temperature 

 should be kept even, at about 38 or 40° 

 above zero. The hives should be raised 

 several feet above the bottom of the cellar 

 and kept secure from the work of mice. 

 It is well to have several blankets over 

 the brood nest to absorb moisture, and 

 over these blankets, ample ventilation to 

 carrv off the steam. So long as the bees 

 are still they should be profoundly let 

 alone ; but when any hive is noisy i^ 

 should be set outside, on some warm da}*, 

 when the temperature is 50° or more 

 "above zero, and let them have a fly, and 

 then set back. 



I ])Ut my bees in the cellar about the 

 middle of December and set them out 

 about the middle of March. This can be 

 safely done with my double wall hives ; 

 but with the common thin wall hives it 

 would be un.safe to leave them out so late, 

 and put them out so early, unless they 

 have protection. 1 think my bees are 

 wintering nicely this year for they are 

 profoundly still. 



In ob.serving the above conditions I 

 hardly know what it is to lose bees in 

 wintering, and they winter on a small 

 amount of honev. — Ri;v. C. ]M. Hhrrinc. 



The secret of successful spring manage- 

 ment lies in tlie careful retention of the 

 animal heat of the colony in the hive. 

 With snug packing, plenty of stores, a 

 good (jueen, accessible pollen or its .sub- 

 stitute, and guarding a^-aiust the flight of 

 the bees during unfavorable weather, 

 spring lo.s.ses will be greatly reduced. 



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Our Spanish exchange, "El Apicultor 

 Chileno," of Chili, has failed to appear 

 for several months. One tiene, ainigos? 



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