The Care of Bees in Winter 
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reach a point where brood-rearing may begin, and this with 
the increased activity causes excessive feeding and still 
greater accumulation of feces. It is therefore quite plain 
that a good food free from gums is of primary importance 
honey-dew stores and the oue which lived through the winter was on 
honey stores. Brood-rearing occurred in the honey-dew colony during 
November and it also suffered from dysentery. 
in successful wintering. If the bees are free to fly at fre¬ 
quent intervals the inferior food will do less harm and bees 
may even winter on honey-dew honey if there are no long 
periods of confinement. It is, however, doubtful whether 
they are as vigorous later on if the food is inferior. 
