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WINTERING 
sunlight, the brighter the colors of the 
flowers. After a forest fire a rank growth 
of fireweed may develop, not from seed but 
from the rootstocks of scattered plants, 
which languished in the dense bush without 
blooming. Immediately after the fire the 
rootstocks send up strong plants, which 
send forth new rootstocks forming buds at 
short intervals. Thus in a few years an 
extensive network of rootstocks may be 
formed. Seedlings under the same condi- 
pleasure I experience in working in an ap¬ 
iary located in a fireweed location.” 
WINTERING.— Under the head of Ab¬ 
sconding Swarms, in the opening of the 
book, and under the subject of Uniting, 
the reader has been cautioned against di¬ 
viding, and trying to winter weak colonies. 
See “Absconding in the Spring,” under the 
head mentioned. In regard to keeping bees 
warm thru the winter with Artificial 
Outdoor wintering at the apiary of F. J. Miller of London, 
Ontario, Canada. 
tions would perish for want of moisture. 
If the land is very dry and sandy little or 
no fireweed may appear, and the annual 
fleebane (Erigeron canadensis ) may spring 
up instead, a plant which is fireweed’s prin¬ 
cipal rival in the occupation of land newly 
burned-over. Unfortunately the latter spe-. 
cies yields practically no nectar. 
The quality of the honey, the unfailing 
supply year after year following the flow 
from clover, and a period of bloom con¬ 
tinuing until frost make willow-herb one 
of the most valuable of known honey 
plants. “No one but a beekeeper,” says 
Hutchinson, “can realize how much real 
Heat, see that head; also Temperature. 
Concerning the effects of different kinds of 
food or stores on the welfare of bees during 
winter, see Aster, Dysentery, Honey- 
dew, Spring Management, Feeding and 
Feeders, Candy for Bees, and Spring 
Dwindling. On the subject of fixing the 
size of the entrances, see Entrances to 
Hives, Ventilation, and Swarming. Some 
very important information is given under 
Entrances; and it would be advisable to 
re-read that article before one takes up the 
matter further here. For management in 
the spring see Spring Management, Dys¬ 
entery, and Spring Dwindling. For a 
