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A. It ought to be a capital place. Without letting light into 

 the cellar you should keep it open enough to have the air always 

 fresh, not cooling it below 45 degrees. 



Q. Will a cellar containing vegetables, potatoes, etc., be a 

 good place to winter bees? Would the odor from the vegetables 

 hurt the bees? 



A. That depends. If, like too many cellars, with a lot of de- 

 cayed vegetables and the air foul and moldy, the bees will not do 



Fig. 10. A bee-cellar conveniently located to the apiary. The upper part is 

 used as a honey and super storage room. 



well. If the cellar is kept as clean as it should be for civilized 

 beings to live over, the bees will not object to the odor of the 

 vegetables. 



Q. Is there any way to keep a cellar dry enough for bees 

 when the thermometer is only 38 degrees, Fahr.? I lost all my 

 bees the last three winters. I think it must be because of the 

 dampness and the cold. What can I do to keep it warm and dry? 

 We have had bees for the last twenty years, and have been suc- 

 cessful until the spring of 1908, when we lost all. 



A. Putting lime in the cellar will help to keep it dry. But at 

 38 degrees, the cold may be more to blame than the dampness. 

 For years, before there was a furnace in my cellar. I kept a small 



