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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



dueries ajid Replies. 



Ventilation of a Bee-Cellar, 



Query 795. — 1. Should a "cellar be 

 ventilated when the bees are in it? 2. 

 If so, what is the best method of venti- 

 lating ? — Iowa. 



My cellar is not ventilated. — G. M. 



DOOLITTLE. 



We give air without light to our bee- 

 aellar, when it is too warm. — Dadant & 

 Son. 



I always winter bees on the summer 

 stands, so have no experience in the 

 matter. — J. E. Pond. 



I could never see any advantage in 

 any kind of ventilation. I close my 

 cellar up tight. — James Heddon. 



1. I think so and practice it. 2. Sub- 

 earth ventilation, with an upper one, to 

 be opened with discretion. — Mrs. L. 

 Harrison. 



1. It is well to ventilate, if you can 

 do it without disturbing the bees. 2. I 

 ventilate with a three-light sash, 10x12. 

 — H. D. Cutting. 



1. When the conditions require it. 

 2. Ventilate farthest away from the 

 bees, so that all will be effected alike. — 

 J. M. Hambaugh. 



1. Of course it should be ventilated 

 if necessary. 2. Read a chapter on 

 wintering in Cook's Manual, or any 

 recognized authority. — J. P. H. Brown. 



1. Yes. 2. That depends on the kind 

 of a cellar, and its surroundings. The 

 object to be secured is pure air, and an 

 even temperature of about 45°. — M. 

 Mahin. 



Very little ventilation is needed. A 

 3-inch tin pipe, running from the cellar 

 floor and connecting with the stove-pipe 

 above, is a good arrangement. — C. H. 



DiBBERN. 



1. That depends upon the size of the 

 cellar, and the number of colonies to be 

 wintered in it. 2. A big under-ground 

 drain is as good as any other method. — 

 G. L. Tinker. 



Any device that you can control so as 

 to admit the air and exclude it at will, 

 as you can do with your sleeping room 

 if It is properly constructed, I should 

 think would be all that is necessary. I 

 have little faith in anything that acts 



automatically as a ventilator. — G. W. 

 Demaree. 



1. It should be arranged so that the 

 bees can have pure air. 2. It depends 

 upon circumstances. If the walls do 

 not admit sufficient air, sub-ventilation 

 may be necessary. — C. C. Miller. 



1. I believe so. 2. If an ordinary 

 house cellar is used, I know of no better 

 way than to have a chimney from the 

 cellar, and a stove set up in the cellar, 

 ready for a fire, if needed. — A. B. 

 Mason. 



1. Though I do not think express 

 provision for ventilation necessary, yet 

 it may be convenient for lowering the 

 temperature during warm weather in 

 Spring. 2. By a window and a chimney. 

 — R. L. Taylor. 



If the temperature can be maintained 

 at the proper range, I think it unneces- 

 sary. Otherwise ventilation should be 

 secured either by doors and windows, 

 which are usually sufficient, or by sub- 

 earth ventilation, which is expensive. — 

 A. J. Cook. 



1. It depends on the size of the cellar 

 and number of colonies put into it. I 

 do not believe bees in a proper condition 

 need much air in Winter. 2. I have 

 sub-earth ventilation through a 6-inch 

 tile running 200 feet, but I do not 

 know that the bees winter better than 

 before using it. — Eugene Secor. 



With a well-constructed cellar but 

 little if any ventilation will be required. 

 If ventilation should be deemed neces- 

 sary for any reason, a chimney will be 

 sufficient to give it. With this and a 

 small screened door or window, the 

 temperature may be regulated at will. — 

 The Editor. 



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 and should keep it posted up, so as to be 

 able to know all about any colony of 

 bees in your yard at a moment's notice. 

 It devotes two pages to every colony. 

 You can get one large enough for 50 

 colonies for a dollar, bound in full 

 leather and postage paid. Send for one 

 before you forget it, and put it to a good 

 use. Let it contain all that you will 

 want to know about your bees — includ- 

 ing a cash account. We will send you 

 one large enough for 100 colonies for 

 $1.25; or for 200 colonies for $1.50. 

 Order one noiv. 



