350 WINTBRIKG. 



653. If more than one hundred colonies are wintered in 

 the cellar, and it is desired to remove them all the same 

 day, enough help should be secured to put them all on their 

 stands before the warm part of the day is over. It is far 

 better to keep them in the cellar even one week longer, 

 than to take them out when the weather is so cold that they 

 cannot cleanse themselves immediately ; to our mind, 45 ° 

 in the shade, or 65 ° in the sun, is the lowest temperature 

 in which it is best to put bees out. 



654. As bees remember their location, it is important to 

 return each colony to its own place. If this is not done, 

 the confusion may cause some colonies to abandon their 

 hives. Dzierzon also advises placing them on their former 

 stands, as many bees still remember the old spot. If it is 

 desirable to remove some hives to a new location, a slanting 

 board (603 bis") should be placed in front of the hive. All 

 the bottom-boards should be cleaned of dead bees or rub- 

 bish, without delay. 



655. If the hives of an Apiary are all removed from the 

 cellar on the same day, there will be but little danger of 

 robbing, for they are somewhat bewildered when first 

 brought out ; but if some are taken out later than others, 

 the last removed will be in danger, unless some precautions 

 are taken. 



656. If the bees that are wintering in the cellar, are 

 found to be restless, it may be good policy to give them 

 some water (271), or to take them out on a warm day 

 when the temperature is at least 45 ° in the shade, to 

 let them have a flight, and return them to the cellar after- 

 ward. We do not advise it as a practice however. On the 

 contrary, if they are quiet, it is better to keep them in- 

 doors, till the early Spring days have fairly come, to avoid 

 what is called Spring-dwindling (669). 



657. Those, who have no cellar, can successfully win- 

 ter their bees in clamps or silos as advised by the Rev. Mr. 



