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wixrmtivo bees in the western states, 
WHERE CELLARS CANNOT RE HAD. 
In sections of country where underground cellars 
cannot be had, the next best coarse must he pursued. 
And that is, place your hives on some little elevation, 
where water cannot settle, putting some pieces of timber, 
bricks or stone under them to keep them from the 
ground. It depends entirely upon the season and the 
latitude, as to the time of putting bees into winter 
quarters. The climate of Vermont, perhaps, will war- 
rant us in putting our bees into winter quarters two or 
three weeks earlier in the fall, and keeping them nearly 
the same time longer in the spring, than in some of the 
Western States. The bee-keeper must be governed by 
circumstances in this matter ; when the weather becomes 
sufficiently cold that the bees will not be likely to fly 
out, is quite a safe guide to go by. After your hives 
are placed as above stated, then raise one side of the 
cap up one inch, which will make the hive shed rain, if 
it stands level, as it should. The bee preserver should 
be placed over the combs in proper order, and fastened 
down with small nails, to keep the rats and mice out of 
the hive. Then pile a quantity of loose hay or straw 
loosely over them. If the hive can be placed in some 
out-house or shed, so much the better. When wintered 
thus the entrance of the hive should be nearly closed 
and the lower ventilators left open. A shuck of corn 
fodder set properly around a bee-hive is a very good 
protection in winter. 
Wintering Bees in the Northern or New England 
States. (See Monthly Management, under date of 
December.) 
Bee clamps are very good in case a cellar cannot be 
