112 inside of roof, and dry off. How easy to arrange, how cheap, how 
easy to get at bees, to put candy or [illegible]. When 
no longer needed, how easy to put wool in bags, to hang up in loft, 
and cobs in box or barrel. Give good entrance, for fresh air. The bees 
like a person sleeping in a well aired bedroom. In very windy 
cold weather, the entrance blocks may contract the entrance. In 
[illegible] cold weather especially in shallow hives after much of the 
[illegible] honey has been eaten out by bees and they have brood and 
[illegible] likely to die upon [illegible] than leave it, then give the 
honey paste. 21st 30 to 44 degrees. State Fair. Examined one colony. Brood on two combs 
hatching bees, eggs. These are late queens mostly and persist in breeding. 
22nd 36 to 32 degrees northeast, cold rain with wind, changing in PM into snow. 23rd 28 degrees 
snow mostly melted. If well packed overhead with wool, might not some 
newspaper be put over wool to retain heat and have no [illegible] at all 
of air. If paper got damp would it not dry off. Try this. A warm [illegible] 
substance like wool to [illegible] off the moisture, an airtight [illegible] matter like paper 
[illegible] and yet to receive moisture and dry off. November 29th 26 to 42 degrees fair 
but considerable wind, bees in sun fly a little. [illegible] eggs still in 
[illegible] queens about [illegible] to lay. 30th 30 to 46 degrees calm, clear, bees 
in sun flew well. Gave Linden honey water a little [illegible] to get 
[illegible] flight. Answered well. Many young bees got a first cleansing flight. 
[illegible] large sponge in large box in end open to the South [illegible] 
[illegible] Linden honey water, bees took hold in earnest, want to get them to look 
[illegible] here, close at home, sunny [illegible] from cold winds. Bees [illegible] 
[illegible] have water if it costs the lives of ever so many to get it. 
[illegible] ought to have been tried much earlier 
in the season. December 16th attended [illegible] at [illegible] on 
8th, 9th, 10th. Caught a hot alias a cold from overheating and bad air in 
cars, hall, etc. How can bees be safely wintered met with such [illegible] 



