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on the ground and die; but if the 
weather is good, there is no danger. 
When bees have been long confined 
by frosty or snowy weather, they 
become diseased for want of air and 
exercise; therefore, when a mild day 
ensues after such bad weather, be sure 
to allow your bees liberty for this 
purpose. Cold, foggy, damp weather, 
in winter, is very often fatal to bees; 
because, having no exercise, they be¬ 
come subject to a purging, by which 
they are reduced to a very weak state, 
and as they cluster together, they 
soil and contaminate each other. Take 
them into a warm room, brush away 
the foulness from the edges of the 
