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ADVANCED BEE CULTURE. 



This not only allows the dead bees to drop away from the combs to 

 a place where they will dry up instead of moulding between the 

 combs, but if there is an entrance cut in thi ii^fer edge of the 

 rim, there will be no possibility of its becoming clogged. This 

 empty space under the combs seems to have a wonderful influence 

 in bringing the bees through in fine condition, and I am not certain 

 ■why. 



Weak colonies can seldom be wintered successfully out of 

 doors. They cannot generate sufficient heat. In the cellar, where 

 the temperature seldom goes below 40 degrees, quite weak colonies 

 can be successfully wintered. 



As I understand it, this whole matter of out-dooor wintering of 

 bees might be summed up in a few words: Populous colonies; 

 plenty of ^oocf food and ^/?oro?^^/^ protection. Simple, isn't it ? Yet 

 there is a world of meaning wrapped up in those few words. 



