. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 126 April, 1909. American IBee Journal absorbents came through in good shape. Mr. Hoshal, one of our best bee-keepers, in that winter, experimented with some colonies by having a hole put through the boards that he always left next to the bees, as he had generally practised the seaied-cover plan for wintering. Well, that winter, nearly all his bees with the sealed covers died, while all those with the "safety valve" in the top, came through in good shape. Many liave had a like experience, and for my part I know that the absorbent system is a
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 126 April, 1909. American IBee Journal absorbents came through in good shape. Mr. Hoshal, one of our best bee-keepers, in that winter, experimented with some colonies by having a hole put through the boards that he always left next to the bees, as he had generally practised the seaied-cover plan for wintering. Well, that winter, nearly all his bees with the sealed covers died, while all those with the "safety valve" in the top, came through in good shape. Many liave had a like experience, and for my part I know that the absorbent system is all right, but I cannot say that for the sealed covers. At the same time, I believe that some very successful On- tario bee-keepers are using the latter svstem with success, but, for me, I want none of it, as my experience with the sealed covers was a costly one. I forgot to say that in the other yard I looked at during the cold spell re- ferred to, the bees there all had a cush- ion of sawdust over the frames to the depth of about 4 inches. In this case, too, there was no dampness next to the bees at all, but, as in the other case, there was lots of room for air circu- lation over the packing. Where bees have a flight every 2 weeks or 10 days, as is the case in Editor Root's locality, the sealed covers may be the best, but where there is pretty steady cold weather for 4 months or more, with no days suitable for a flight, it is an entirely different Reflections California Bce-Kecper. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original [Hamilton, Ill. , etc. , Dadant & Sons]
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