HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



far as strength is concerned, with the possible 

 exception that not quite so much honey needs 

 to be present in the hive, and the proper time 

 to place the bees in the cellar is after cold 

 weather has come, — generally speaking this 

 is about the 20th of November. The best 

 time is after two or three warm days follow- 

 ing a cold spell, so that the bees may have a 

 final cleansing flight, and when the cold days 

 come on again the colonies are ready for 

 moving into their winter quarters. Any good 

 dry cellar will do for this purpose, but all the 

 windows should be darkened, for the bees 

 are to winter in absolute darkness, and if the 

 entire cellar cannot be devoted to them, a 

 part of it should be partitioned off with shin- 

 gling-laths and building-paper so that it can 

 be kept absolutely dark. 



One by one, toward the close of day, the 

 hives on their bottom boards with lids in place 

 should be carried in and placed in rows against 

 the wall, and when the entire floor space is 

 occupied, leaving an aisle down the middle, 



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