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the hive, and the upward communications closed, unless 
feeding is done above. The space between the glass 
and cover should be filled with rags or hay. 
November.— All preparations for wintering should be 
completed by the las., of October ; but if the bee- 
keeper has been prevented from so doing, the first warm 
days in this month should be used to put them in 
proper condition for wintering. As soon as freezing 
weather begins, all stocks should have upward ventila- 
tion, and moisture-absorbing material should be placed 
over the frame ; and when winter sets in, all hives, in- 
tended to be wintered in the cellar, house, or ground, 
should be placed in their winter quarters. Colonies 
wintered in the open air, should be sheltered from cold 
winds, by straw, fodder or corn-stalks. 
December.— In this month, all the directions given 
for January, are to be observed, and the bees kept as 
undisturbed as possible. 
SPECIAL MANAGEMENT FOR A LARGE YIELD OP 
HONEY. 
In localities where the honey harvest is only of short 
duration, or spasmonic, coming at intervals of five or 
more weeks, a large yield of honey may be obtained 
by the use of the honey extractor, the bee-feeder, and 
the following management : 
In the first part, hives are needed that can be en- 
