. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 392 THE AMERICAN BEE JUJlIi'lAL. bees having swarmed, and finding a genial home and a safe place in which to hibernate, in the carc>iss of the lion that her husband had slain, they simply did what Cyprians and Syrians always do—pitch in and niakfe them- selves at home. OUT-DOOR WINTEKINQ WITH PROTEC- TION. One conspicuous advantage in out- door wintering is found in the occa- sional favorable changes of weather that occur during winter, inviting the bees to a cleansing flight, with the opportunity of carrying out many of the dead from the hive. Eve
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 392 THE AMERICAN BEE JUJlIi'lAL. bees having swarmed, and finding a genial home and a safe place in which to hibernate, in the carc>iss of the lion that her husband had slain, they simply did what Cyprians and Syrians always do—pitch in and niakfe them- selves at home. OUT-DOOR WINTEKINQ WITH PROTEC- TION. One conspicuous advantage in out- door wintering is found in the occa- sional favorable changes of weather that occur during winter, inviting the bees to a cleansing flight, with the opportunity of carrying out many of the dead from the hive. Every experienced bee-master will concede the superiority of woolen blankets or felt cloth as a covering over the frames. If a cushion is pre- ferred, then All it with woolen bats, and you will have sometliing that you will never exchange for anything else. For packing, there is nothing like clean, briglit straw; being a non-con- ductor of heat it is vastly superior to leaves, fodder, husks, or anything else that I have ever tried. I had about as soon spread a sheetof lead over my bees, as cloth made from flax, hemp or jute, as they hold the moisture instead of passing it off; thus caus- ing consequent death rather than protection. IN-DOOR WINTERING. As to in-door or cellar wintering, I have had little experience, and can advise only from facts and theories. I take great pleasure in referring to eminent bee-masters, such as Rev. E. L. Ijriggs, Rev. O. Clute, JMr. George Grimm, and Mr. H. R. Roardman. If I had a repository tliat was faulty, or if I had determined to build a "new one, the very tirst thing that I would do would be to draw on the patriotism of any one or all of the above-named gentlemen, for an exact model in detail, of their cellar or repository, as well as the exact detail of the manner of manipulation, or condition of ttie colonies when placed in for winter. With repositories thus secured that will winter bees with a loss of ordy 2 per cent., the climax is r
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