FORTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES. 



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next day after they have had their last flight for the sea- 

 son, and one must do the best one can to judge after any 



Pig. 1(17. — Dripping-ran Wax-JSxIraclor. 



flight-day whether it is the last or not. More than one 

 reason can be given for taking in next day after a flight. 

 The hives are dry ; there are no accumulations of frost or 

 ice inside ; and the bees' are unusually quiet. All the 

 better if the next morning is cool, as it is likely to be. 

 Sometimes, however, one cannot have everything as one 

 wants it, and I have been caught taking in bees in a 

 snow-storm. Better take them in during the storm than 

 after it is all over and constantly growing colder. But 

 it seems to do no harm for them to be taken in covered 

 with snow. 



PREP.XRING THE CELLAR. 



For twenty-four hours before taking in — perhaps 

 for several days — doors and windows of the cellar are 

 kept wide open, so as tO' air it out thoroughly, and per- 



