60 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



BEGINNERS DEPARTMENT 



What To T)o Each Month 



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FEBRUARY— Northern States. 



Jesse li. Roberts, Watseka, Ile. 



This month is so nearly like the preceding;' one that the instruc- 

 tion for that month would apply to this one. In this latitude there 

 are a few warm days in this month. These may be spent in exam- 

 ining and noting' the condition of the bees. If any are found short 

 in stores insert near the cluster a frame of comb filled with sugar 

 syrup. 



Do not let a few days of pleasant weather cause you to remove 

 or disturb your bees that are housed in their winter quarters. Do 

 not remove the packing from those on their summer stands, for dur- 

 ing this and the next month more protection than ever is needed, 

 because their numbers are getting less, and they are commencing to 

 breed more rapidly. Disturb the bees as little as possible ; see that 

 the entrances are kept open. 



FEBRUARY — Southwestern States. 



By Henry C. Barron. 



For the specialist this month will be filled out by a trip or two 

 visiting friends or to the National at Cincinnati. 



There is still time this month to complete putting up your sup- 

 plies for the coming season, and a good many pointers gained by 

 reading. 



Those who contemplate moving bees from one location to an- 

 other, or have purchased bees to be moved, can do so the latter half 

 of this month, taking proper time to do it neatly and carefully. 



We should expect a cold wave of ten days or two weeks the first 

 part of this month (but there are exceptions), so have everything 

 ready for it. 



This reminds us that we did have a cold snap the 6th and 7th 

 of January — thermometer registered 12° below zero. Came from 

 the north coast, and not belonging here passed on westward, but it 



