CHAPTER VIII 



WINTEKING 



Beekeepers annually sustain a heavier 

 loss from cold than is generally supposed. 

 In fact the loss is probably much greater 

 than even the beekeepers themselves re- 

 alize. The actual colony loss for the 

 United States is said to be more than ten 

 per cent, and it is thought to be no exag- 

 geration to say that the actual bee loss is 

 near fifty per cent. 



The fact that a colony of bees is alive 

 in the spring really means very little as 

 far as success is concerned. There may 

 be enough bees in the hive to conduct 

 business as usual but they will not be nu- 

 merous enough to prove profitable to 

 their owner when the honey flow comes on. 



Eeally successful wintering means, or 

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