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unmade, all cut ready to put together, are furnished 
much cheaper than can be made by hand ; and parties 
living at a distance will favor me, as well as themselves, 
by sending in their orders in season, as they will then 
receive their goods in time, and the freight will be less 
than if sent in spring or summer. 
MARCH MANAGEMENT. 
Your bees have now been in the cellar three months 
or more, and if the cellar has been kept cool your bees 
have consumed but very little honey ; but if they have 
been uneasy by spells they have probably consumed 
double the quantity they probably would, if they had 
remained quiet. As the snows of winter fade away, 
some sections of the country 'are favored with spring 
weather this month. It must now be in setting your 
begs out, as in fall in putting them in winter quarters. 
Where bees manifest the least uneasiness, if the 
weather is favorable, they may be brought out of the 
cellar ; let them fly and discharge their feces which 
they have retained for three or four months. It will 
prevent them from- soiling the combs and hive. Bees 
will remain quiet for months, if kept where it is cool 
and dark, but if too warm they will appear agitated, 
and keep up a loud buzzing sound, and if not placed 
where it is cooler they will consume a large amount of 
honey ; and in consequence will discharge their excre- 
ments in the hive, — soiling themselves and combs, caus- 
ing the destruction of the swarm, if not attended to 
immediately. Should this occur it is best to let them 
fly two or three hours, and when they all get quieted ' 
down, they may then be placed back into the cellar 
until the weather becomes warm enough to set them 
out on the stands for summer. 
