HOW TO WINTER BEES 



Some beekeepers use nothing but chaff 

 hives, and where these hives are used, it is a 

 very simple matter to get them ready. All 

 that we have to do is to put the chaff tray 

 filled with planer shavings on the hive, over 

 the board that covers the frames, and when it 

 is in place slip the large telescoping cover over 

 all and the hive is prepared. In sections of 

 the country where the winters are moderately 

 mild with an occasional zero day, these hives 

 fulfil every requirement, but in the extreme 

 north, where zero weather prevails for weeks 

 at a time, a thicker packing than that of the 

 ordinary chaff hive will be necessary. The 

 extra cost of the chaff hives has stood in the 

 way of their general adoption by the majority 

 of beekeepers who winter out of doors, and 

 this has led to other methods for providing 

 winter protection which, to say the least, are 

 far from what they should be. Better put the 

 bees in the cellar a thousand times than to 

 leave them outdoors once without proper cas- 

 ing. Beekeepers of this class usually place 



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