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MONEY IN BEES IN AUSTRALASIA 



As apiculture becomes more keenly developed 

 Australasians will undoubtedly be forced to give greater 

 attention to wintering their stocks. The small majority 

 are satistied to see that the bees have abundance of stores, 

 a dry hive, and a tight cover. While these preparations 

 are right, they do not go far enough. A few sheets of 

 newspaper folded over the top and down the outside of 



FiK- *55. Section of Hive Packed for Winter. 



the combs make a very good fortification against frost. 

 To further extend the good practice, prepare a "cushion" 

 of hessian (or chaff bag) filled with sawdust, chaff, or 

 dry leaves ; after folding over the newspaper as directed, 

 stand a super on the hive and press the cushion down 

 firmly over the frames. When the super is covered with 

 the hive lid the packing is com"|)leted. Latterly the 

 author has successfully used a wooden rim (really a 

 travelling screen minus the wire gauze) on the single 

 storey hive (Fig. 65) for wintering. 



Colonies in autimm rather short of stores and housed 

 on eight Langstroth combs in a single body should have 

 a cake of candy, prepared as already explained under 



