THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



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Interior View of Bee Cellar, showing the Arrangement of Hives in Winter. 



the way from freezing to 55 above, and I could never see any bad 

 results from the wide range. 



Things changed later, and I moved out of town with the bees 

 and at times I have had to resort to any kind of a cellar, and I 

 mostly packed them out doors in boxes and chaff hives. But those 

 that were out of doors I have always felt sorry for. Why? Oh, 

 just because there is nothing gives me more joy than to enter a 

 cellar where the conditions are "just right" and hear the joyful hum 

 of the bees. We can't hear that out doors, but if the winter is like 

 the last one we can "sob" any way. 



StrCCESS XN OUT OF DOOB WHTTEBIITG MEANS MOBE VIGH-ANCE, MOBS 

 HONEV, MOBE TIME, ETC. 



I well know there are many who have good success out of doors 

 and what does that mean? It means "more vigilance, more honey, 

 more time, more — this is pretty bad on the bees out doors," and a 

 lot of other "mores" too, that I will leave out. 



HOW THE CEI.I.AB IS CONSTBUCTED. 



It is simple to construct a cellar that will safely winter 100% 

 of all full colonies. It don't need to be an expensive thing. If you 

 have a side hill it will be a little easier than on level ground, but 



