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of sugared ale and keep them in 
the room for some days. 
A certain degree of cold will 
throw a weak hive into an useful 
lethargy* while it has not the same 
effect on a strong cne : on this prin¬ 
ciple the weak hive may perhaps 
survive, while the strong one will 
perhaps die. The milder a winter 
or Spring is, the sooner their ho¬ 
ney is exhausted, bat the sooner al¬ 
so they begin to breed, therefore 
they must be fed (vid. feeding.) 
The doors of your hives shodi 
always remain open, except in fros¬ 
ty or n.owy weather, as they know 
