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screen to keep the mice out, and an old hive 

 is turned over it. In cold weather tlie hive 

 is covered with snow and wo think that tho 

 air is tempered a considerable amount by 

 being filtered thru the snow. The outlet 

 voutilator is a six-inch tile in the coiling 

 at the opposite end of the collar, to which 

 is attached a galvanized pipe which runs up 

 thru the storehouse to about three feet 

 above the roof and is covered with a cap 

 which prevents rain or snow getting in. 

 There is usually a little drip from this pipe, 

 caused b.y the moisture in the warm air com- 

 ing in contact with the cold pipe, but this 

 runs out thru the drain which is directly 

 underneath, and gives no trouble. 

 Putting In and Taking Out. 



In 1918 we put the bees in on November 

 '25 and took them out on Apr. 14. For 

 experiment we took one colony out on Mar. 

 -') and put it in a sheltered corner in the 

 yard; it came thru the cold weather, which 

 happened later, in good condition. In 1919 

 we put the colonies in the cellar on Nov. 

 14, 15, 20, and took out a few en Mar. ;U 

 and Apr. 1; the rest were taken out between 

 Apr. 17 and 26. Our experience this spring 

 would lead ns to believe that there is noth- 

 ing gained by taking them out too early, 

 even if there are a few warm days. If the 

 cellar was getting warm and the bees were 

 restless, it would probably be advisable to 

 set them out; but we have had no trouble 

 that way, as they were just as quiet wlien 

 we took them out as they were at any 

 iither time. 



When setting the hives out we put on 

 iuirlap and newspapers, shove the lid down 

 tight, and close the entrance to a %-inch 

 ■ luirer hole. *leavins all entrances this wav 



Inside of Mr. Duffs bee cellar. 



till the weather gets warmer. With the 

 small entrance we have had no trouble from 

 drifting, even if the hives were not all put 

 out on the same day. 



Temperature of Cellar. 

 We kejjt the thermometer in the cellar 

 both winters. The first winter we looked at 

 it almost every day, and last winter we 

 looked at it perhaps two or three times a 

 month. It was usually kept on the bottom - 



JOISTS 



Duff's iiliin for Ijuildinu llie lice cellar under hi'- work.sliop. 



