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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



Lincoln Pence's Method of Protecting Bees in Winter. 



could be left there during the summer months, by uncovering- them 

 and scattering the straw in the spring. The straw would not inter- 

 fere, and would perhaps keep grass and weeds from growing in 

 front of the hives. The expense of putting bees away as shown in 

 the pictures does not exceed ten or fifteen cents per colony. 



Later: How the Bees Are Wintering on Fuller 



"Soft" Candy 



By O. F. FULLER. Blackstone, Mass. 

 ^^\ Y request Mr. l""uller has reported the results of his wintering 

 ^y^ bees on his ''soft'' candy at intervals during the winter, and 

 the following are extracts from the different reports. He 

 writes under date of February 2r)th, 191.'). as follows: 



Last fall I packed 49 colonies on summer stands. A box of 

 glucose-cane sugar candy was placed on top of the frames, over 

 the cluster on 48 colonies, which was a very good test. 



Have examined them each month during winter, and the colony 

 wintering upon hone}' alone contain more dead l)ees on their bottom 



