. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 412 Mr. Hodgson has found from his own experience and from many persons of whom lie has inquired, that bees winter best in cellars with merely the ground instead of board floor or cement. Mr. Gibbon has wintered the best with his bees set right on the ground with a board between; they were much better than those set higher up. Mr. Sayles says he has tried wintering nucleus colonies on Mr. Guenther's plan; feeding September 1st; wool cushion; and auger hole above entrance with perfect success. Mrs. Dunham suggested that each one tries 5 colonies on Mr.
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 412 Mr. Hodgson has found from his own experience and from many persons of whom lie has inquired, that bees winter best in cellars with merely the ground instead of board floor or cement. Mr. Gibbon has wintered the best with his bees set right on the ground with a board between; they were much better than those set higher up. Mr. Sayles says he has tried wintering nucleus colonies on Mr. Guenther's plan; feeding September 1st; wool cushion; and auger hole above entrance with perfect success. Mrs. Dunham suggested that each one tries 5 colonies on Mr. Gunthers plan, and report the result. Mr. Moore says he built a new bee- house of brick; wood lined ; dead-air space ; plastered and 4 ventilators ; also ventilators to let out hot air ; keeps the room 30° to 35°; put in 6 colonies ; one colony had a space for ventilation in hive, which filled with ice; took ice out but the bees died. Mr. Place put 46 colonies in cellar in November; first tier 2 feet above the floor; had enameled cloth over frames but found them very wet; put on pieces of heavy blanket and they became dry and nice; brought them all out splen- didly but one which smothered ; has lost some by dwindling and starving on grape sugar; has it planted all over his garden, and even the neighbors' bees will not touch it. Mr. Johnson says he has tried upward ventilation with loss. He was success- ful with no ventilation and dry earth till a severe winter made a total loss ; he then packed snow around and smoth- ered them—they need some ventilation, but not much. A direct draft he thinks causes a loss of heat. On account of bees visiting stores, in villages, and be- ing killed there, he keeps them shut up till late in the spring. When snow is on the ground, he spreads straw around before giving them a fly. Mr. Spear asks if bees can be win- tered without pollen V Mr. McColm wintered 3 colonies with- out pollen ; much brood-rearing requires too much activity and too gr
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