252 WINTERING. 
and bottom of the partitions. Ventilating pipes must be 
arranged at the top of each bee-room. As the air is 
warmed by the stove, and passes to the room occupied by 
the bees, through the upper openings, a strong current of 
colder air will be created from the lower part of the room, 
in the direction of the stove. Capt. Hetherington beds 
his stove in a brick arch, in such a manner that an open- 
ing is left under the stove. This opening connects with 
the lower opening into the bee-rooms on each side, and 
also with the bottom of the chimney. The stove-pipe 
enters the chimney, and passes up inside, nearly to the 
top. When a fire is made, the air warmed in the chim- 
ney by this pipe, increases the draft, and the air warmed 
under the stove is also drawn up the chimney, and is re- 
placed by the colder air from the bee-rooms. The fresh 
air brought to the top of the stove from without, will, 
when warmed, pass through the upper openings, and re- 
place the impure air drawn out at the bottom. The ven- 
tilating pipes, as well as the chimney, should be provided 
with hoods at the top, in order to secure a perfect draft. 
The perfection of this plan of ventilation will at once be 
appreciated. 
WHEN TO PLACE BEES IN WINTER QUARTERS. 
It is frequently advised to leave bees on their summer 
stands as late as possible, that they may improve the very 
last opportunity for a flight before being put away for 
winter. Iam fully persuaded that this practice is inju- 
dicious, although it doubtless has some advantages. Few 
who have not been close observers, can realize the number 
of bees wasted by venturing from the hive during cold, 
fall weather. Besides avoiding this loss, if we put them 
in winter quarters early, they go in with the hives dry 
and free from frost. The most suitable period will vary 
in different sections. It frequently occurs in our north- 
ern latitudes, that they are not put in until the first fall 
