Gleanings in bee culture . g and sealing; and if asmall amount only is fed, say 5 to 10 lbs.,probably 60 per cent or more will be con-sumed. This is rather discouraging to those of uswho have colonies needing 8 or 10 lbs. morewinter stores. Winsted, Ct. [There have been numerous reports show-ing that, in feeding back, a large part of the 1907 GLEANINGSIIN BEE CULTURE. 1509 stores are actually consumed by the bees. Itappears that, during a period of plenty, beeswill consume more than at other times; andit is possible that, in feeding bees in the fall,there is considerable loss; but we hardlythi
Gleanings in bee culture . g and sealing; and if asmall amount only is fed, say 5 to 10 lbs.,probably 60 per cent or more will be con-sumed. This is rather discouraging to those of uswho have colonies needing 8 or 10 lbs. morewinter stores. Winsted, Ct. [There have been numerous reports show-ing that, in feeding back, a large part of the 1907 GLEANINGSIIN BEE CULTURE. 1509 stores are actually consumed by the bees. Itappears that, during a period of plenty, beeswill consume more than at other times; andit is possible that, in feeding bees in the fall,there is considerable loss; but we hardlythink it is as large as your figures show, asthere must have been other conditions to ac-count for so great a waste. We should beglad to get reports from those who have con-ducted experiments along this line.—Ed.] ing directly into the entrance. This shouldbe especially used in the case of all hiveswith the entrani^es facing the north, or to-ward any direction where there is likely tobe a strong, cold, piercing wind.—Eu.]. COLONIES WINTERED OUT OF DOORS WITHTHE ENTRANCES ENTIRELY CLOSED. I have noted with interest what J. E. Handand others have said about the effect ofmoisture, small entrances, and ventilationupon colonies wintered upon the summerstands. I wintered two colonies outdoors with en-trances iXf. The brood-nest was smallerthan in an eight frame Dovetailed hive, andwas especially prepared to keep out covers and bottom-boards were doubleand packed. These colonies came throughthe winter in perfect condition. Wishing to test the matter still further,last winter I entirely closed the entrance totwo colonies in the same quarters and keptthem closed except when weather moderatedto a point above freezing in the shade, whichhappened once in about three weeks. Thesecolonies were all right through the winter,and in the spring swarmed two weeks beforemy other colonies that were wintered in or-dinary ways. Even with the entrances closedthere was no injurious moisture at
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