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tain about one half a roll of cotton batting. They 

 should be tied at intervals of three or four inches, and 

 eewed together at the edges. These quilts are also availa- 

 ble for all frame hives. All hives and stands should be 

 humbered, so that when set out in spring, each colony 

 Vvill occupy its own location. While this is not absolutely 

 essential, when they are not to be taken out until spring, 

 it is in many respects desirable. 



PEKFECT QUIET ESSENTIAL. 



The great necessity for leaving bees undisturbed, as far 

 as possible, during the entire time that they cannot gather 

 honey or pollen, is not fully appreciated. As good results 

 as have ever been reported, have been attained where bees 

 were wintered by burying ; yet, it is quite evident that, 

 aside from the one item of perfect quiet, much better 

 conditions may be secured than when surrounded with 

 damp soil. If it were not that an occasional examination 

 is needful, to see that rats or mice have not affected an 

 entrance, or, to ascertain if the room is not unduly damp, 

 I would advise locking the door of the wintering apart- 

 ment, and not opening it again until spring. But I ad- 

 vise making these examinations and any needed changes 

 as quietly and seldom as possible. All ventilators 

 should be so arranged as to be regulated from the outside, 

 and means for ascertaining the temperature, without en- 

 tering the room for the purpose, should be provided, as 

 hereafter described. 



OUT-OE-DOOR WINTEKIITQ. 



Many practical bee-keepers still advocate out-of-door 

 wintering, and in many instances, there is no question 

 but bees may be wintered upon their summer stands with 

 success. Unless they may be placed in a suitable apart- 

 ment, where the necessary conditions can be maintained, 



