170 BEEKEEPING 



in my life. And I dislike to write on any- 

 subject on whicli I lack first-hand 

 information. 



The principles of cellar wintering, how- 

 ever, do not differ from those of outside 

 wintering except that more stress must 

 be laid on the factor of food. Bees win- 

 tered in a cellar must pass several months 

 without flight. Consequently the food 

 must be of the best quality. The cellar it- 

 self furnishes the insulation to the hive 

 and in many ways it provides ideal winter- 

 ing. It is not a practice for the beginner 

 with bees, however, and in these chapters 

 I have always had in mind the enthusiastic 

 amateur, either actual or prospective, 

 rather than the confirmed victim. 



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