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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Dec. 



I think it <!otiK>8 from sonic disturbing condition, 

 J'ilhcr of food or temperature. Tf food, it is dilHcult 

 lo remedy; if temperature, it may often be check- 

 ed ()y raising- or lowering- tlie temperature. 



A. .1. Cook. 



In every instance wiien my attention was attract- 

 ed to a hive of bees by its roaring, it was quieted by 

 placing a wet sponge over the holes on the brood- 

 chamber, or covering the brood-chamber witli a wet 

 cloth. Chas. F. Muth. 



Two low and too high temperature, any disturb- 

 ance, and, i>crliaps, more common than any other 

 cause, is the one of disease caused by consumption 

 of pollen during confinement. The second part df 

 your uuestion will suggest its own answer. 



.James Heddon. 



AInuist any unfavorable condition that causes the 

 bees annoyance will cause them to be more or less 

 noisy. If they are not reasonably quiet in the cel- 

 lar or repository, something is radically wrong. 1 

 would try to discover what it was, and make it right 

 if possible. H. R. Boardman. 



a, b. 1 hardly know what you mean by the term 

 " roaring." Any unusual disturbance is likely to 

 make them noisy. I do not meddle with my bees 

 in the winter, further than to see to it that the 

 temperature and ventilation are proper. If still 

 they feel inclined to " roar," why, let them roar. 



Geo. Grimm. 



First, and most important, impure air. Remedy, 

 open the doors at night— windows also. If weather 

 did not permit, I would try a big snowball put close 

 to each entrance. ('Spects it yields ozone. i If I 

 failed I would ask advice of somebody who knows 

 more about cellar wintering than I do. Second, 

 dysentery. I doubt if there is a practical remedy. 

 Third, too much brood-rearing; hard to manage, 

 but top ventilation might, with care, be tried. 



E. E. Hasty. 



That which most often causes this is the breaking 

 of the cluster to get in a fresh supply of honey. I 

 generally find one or more colonies thus noisy 

 every time I go into the cellar, but rarely ever the 

 same colony at two different times. If the cellar 

 gets too cold or too warm, then the whole number 

 in the cellar will be noisy. Where such a state of 

 affairs e-xists, remove the cause, either by raising or 

 lowering the temperature, and they will become 



quiet. G. M. DOOI.ITTI.E. 



a. I think they roar 1. by spells (Individual hivesi 

 when they rouse up to turn over in bed or take a 

 fresh lunch. 



2. When thej' get too cold. 

 ;j. When they get too warm. 



i. When the air is foul, especially when warm and 

 damp toward spring. 



b. 1. Let them alone. 



■'. Increase the Are, or open the door from a warm 

 room. 



">. Put ice in cellar, or open cellar doors and win- 

 dows at night. % 



I. Open doors and windows at night, and leave 

 them open ne.vt day till bees get uneasy. 



C. C. MlLLEK. 



The cause of roariiij^' seems to be too high 

 or too low temperature; improper food, 

 such, for instance, as too much pollen ; im- 

 proper ventilation, and lack of moisture. 

 Knowing the cause, the remedy easily sugr 



gests it.self ; but a ditliculty presents itself : 

 IIow are we to know the cause? We are in- 

 clined to the opinion that the only way is to 

 try the several methods as indicated in the 

 statement, in the latter part of the (lue.stion. 

 Having found the remedy, the causeis made 

 evident. If the bees roar from improi>er 

 ventilation, is not the sub-earth ventilator a 

 valuable adjunct to cellars or other reposi- 

 tories? and is it not eijually valuable in low- 

 ering the temperature? if so, sliall we be 

 in too great haste to declare the sub-earth 

 ventilator unnecessary? 



(Question '.Hi.— 7s a cellar, partially <iai-l<6ned, as 

 suilahh for irint'vinu lirrs as a cellar almohitdy dnrk, 

 in rithrrca^i uood viiitilatian heiny aaxiireil.' Tn other 

 wardx. slioidd a ci'Uar hr xn dark ax to rrquire a, lightfAl 

 lamp on inspection tourK i luring thr day, for the best 

 results in winteringl 



The cellar should be absolutely dark. 



Geo. Grimm. 



From my experience, I should prefer a dark cel- 

 lar. Mrs. L. Harrison. 



1 prefer to have every ray of light excluded if 

 possible. H. R. Boardman. 



We prefer a dark cellar. We do not inspect, ex- 

 cept to see the degree of temperature. 



Dadant & Son. 



I prefer a cellar perfectlj- dark. Have the bees 

 in so good condition that they will need no " inspec- 

 tion tours during the day." L. C. Root. 



With temperature just right, I do not think light 

 would do harm; but as perfection is such a rare 

 thing in this world, I prefer my cellar perfectly 

 dark. A. J. Cook. 



1 prefer the dark cellar, for the reason that it re- 

 quires a nicety of temperature, etc., to keep the 

 bees quiet in a light cellar, which is not required in 

 a dark one. G. M. Doot.ittle. 



The partially darkened cellar will be all right. 

 You will winter your bees well, and be an advocate 

 of a little light, enough for convenience in the cel- 

 lar, provided, however, all other conditions are fa- 

 vorable. . I AMES Heddon. 



1 have been quoted as saying that light in the 

 cellar is not injurious to bees. If the cellar is kept 

 cold enough, light will do no harm; but with the 

 temperature at 4.5 to Ml", as I like to have it, light is 

 injririous in my ccUar. Dr. A. B. Mason. 



My bees at present writing don't seem to suffer 

 any inconvenience from light, and. as a general 

 rule, bees in best condition don't, especially if the 

 light be gradually introduced. Bees in bad condi- 

 tion are made more uneasy by light, and, on the 

 whole, I'd rather be able to make my cellar per- 

 fectly dark. C. C. Mit^T^ER. 



I know from experience that a cellar with doors 

 and windows open a good part of the time, and 

 people coming and going at will, can be used suc- 

 cessfully to winter bees. Lack of large cxperieiu'c 

 in cellar wintering should make me backward aViout 

 being positive; but I inciline to say, Let them have 

 the light until yon have to darken the cellar to 

 keep them in. K E. Hasty. 



While the light may not be deleteiioua at 

 times, generally speaking it seems to be 

 agreed that it is better to have the cellar or 

 repository as dark as it can be marie. 



