THE BEEKEEPERS' REVIEW 129 



The Last of Our Bees Removed from Cellar March 11-12 



We reported last month removing a part of our bees from the 

 cellar in February. They were papered in tar paper and are appar- 

 ently in good shape to date. 



The balance of our cellar wintered bees were removed from 

 the cellar on March 11-12, this being a warm period, and they 

 have had a fine fly and we are sure they will be allright from now 

 on outside. 



Out of some over 200 swarms put into the cellar last fall, all 

 were removed alive, excepting five. Four of those were queenless 

 so early last fall that they had bees so old that died of old age be- 

 fore spring, and one starved, outright, being overlooked when we 

 fed last fall. As we told you last month, many of these swarms 

 we put into the cellar were somewhat weak in bees, and nearly all 

 were short of winter stores, were the cull swarms from eight yards 

 drawn home to feed up and winter in the cellar. 



We do not expect to carry this number clear through to the 

 honey season, as some will be found queenless, others too weak in 

 bees to be profitably kept, so they will be united, and after we are 

 through handling them, and pronounce them ready for the harvest, 

 this number will be a considerably reduced. Quite likely there will 

 be a 20 per cent reduction in number between now and the 10th of 

 June, when we may reasonably expect our main honey flow to be- 

 gin from clover. 



Mr. John Lefler, of the Redlands district, Cal., sends us the 

 answer to our inquiry in the editorial page 367, in the brackets 

 "The trees bloomed much earlier than usual," and we asked "Do 

 you mean 1913," to which Mr. Lefler replies "The words 'this sea- 

 son' should be inserted there." This will make the matter clear. 

 Thanks, friend Lefler. — E. G. B. 



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