168 Winter Feeding. 



feed will be carried away before the next day, aud the danger 

 to weak colonies from robbing is not so great. 



In feeding during the cold days of April, all should be 

 close above the bees to economize the heat. In all feeding, 

 care is requisite that we may not spill the feed about the 

 apiary, as this may, and very generally will, induce robbing. 



If, through neglect, the bees are found to be destitute of stores 

 in mid-winter, it is not best to feed liquid food, but solid food, 

 like the Viallon candy or the Good mixture of honey and 

 sugar, which will be described under the head, of shipping 

 queens. Cakes of either of these should be placed on the 

 frames above the clus5ter of bees. 



