WHEN BEES MUST BE FED 101 



colony is the honey consumed and it will require 

 a larger consumption of food to maintain the 

 temperature of a small cluster than a large one, 

 just as less fuel is required to warm a room full 

 of people, than one in which there are. only two 

 or three persons. 



If the colony be a large one, it will pay to 

 feed them a considerable amount of stores in 

 order to get them through the winter, but 

 a weak colony is usually worth more to 

 strengthen medium or stronger ones than alone. 



In removing the honey it often happens 

 that an insufficient quantity is left for the bees. 

 Before the bees are put away for winter, 

 they should be carefully examined to make sure 

 that a plentiful supply of stores is still in the 

 hive. An equivalent of five or six full combs 

 will usually be needed, and sometimes more. It 

 is much safer to leave more than they will need 

 than to take chances on an insufficient supply. 



