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latest, and, if any are queenless, they should be broken up. 
Small colonies ought to be promptly united. 
The honey-selling season is now at hand, and from this 
time till the end of the holidays, the producer must look 
for a honey market. He should not rely on sale in large 
cities, for they are always crowded, but a home market 
must be cultivated (840). 
889. NovemsBer. — The hives should now be put in 
Winter quarters, the quilt removed, and absorbents placed 
in the upper story (636). 
All possible shelter should be given (635). For cellar- 
wintering (646), the time of removing the bees should be 
at the opening of cold weather. ‘The later in the season 
that the bees are able to fly out and discharge their feces, 
the better. The bee-keeper must regulate the time of 
housing his bees by the season and climate, being careful 
neither to take them in until cold weather appears to be 
fairly established, nor to leave them out too late. A cold 
day, immediately after a warm spell is the best time 
(647). 
890. Decemper.—In regions where it is advisable to 
house bees, the dreary reign of Winter is now fairly estab- 
lished, and the directions given for January are for the most 
part equally applicable to this month. It may be well, in 
hives out of doors, to remove the dead bees and other refuse 
from the bottom boards if the weather is warm enough for 
them to fly; but, neither in this month nor at any other 
time should this be attempted with those removed to a dark 
and protected place. Such colonies must not, except under 
the pressure of some urgent necessity, be disturbed in the 
very least. 
We recommend to the inexperienced bee-keeper to read 
this synopsis of monthly management, again and again, and 
to be sure that he fully understands, and punctually dis- 
charges, the appropriate duties of each month, neglecting 
