. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. 39° How to Use Chaff-'-Hives. 3d. They give entire freedom from care of the bees from September till March. 4th. Preparation for winter requires only slight labor. 5th. We can easily get at the bees at any time. 6th. The bees are not excited ny a slight rise in tem- perature, and so are not lost by flying on cold days; do not breed in winter and spring when thej' need quiet, and do not "dwindle" in spring. yth. They are valuable aids in building up nuclei and Fig. Section of a C/iaff-Hive. weak colonies at
. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. 39° How to Use Chaff-'-Hives. 3d. They give entire freedom from care of the bees from September till March. 4th. Preparation for winter requires only slight labor. 5th. We can easily get at the bees at any time. 6th. The bees are not excited ny a slight rise in tem- perature, and so are not lost by flying on cold days; do not breed in winter and spring when thej' need quiet, and do not "dwindle" in spring. yth. They are valuable aids in building up nuclei and Fig. Section of a C/iaff-Hive. weak colonies at cold periods at any one time of the year. 8th. They are specially desirable to protect the bees in April and May, and prevent "sprmg ; RULES FOR TI-IEIR USE. Mr. Poppleton urges the following important points: 1st. Pack early in autumn before cold weather, and do not remove the packing till the warm weather has come to 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 Cook, Albert John, 1842-1916. Chicago, Ill. : George W. York & Co.
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