. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. February, i American Hee Journal also through the spring as well. The inexperienced, however, is likely to be caught with some colonies having so lit- tle winter provision that he fears starva- tion. However bad feeding in winter may be, death from starvation is worse. So if danger of starvation is feared, better feed at once. Especially toward spring will these occasions arise. After bees get to flying daily one need not be so very careful what or how one feeds; almost anything sweet may be fed if the bees will take it, if it be not absolutely poison
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. February, i American Hee Journal also through the spring as well. The inexperienced, however, is likely to be caught with some colonies having so lit- tle winter provision that he fears starva- tion. However bad feeding in winter may be, death from starvation is worse. So if danger of starvation is feared, better feed at once. Especially toward spring will these occasions arise. After bees get to flying daily one need not be so very careful what or how one feeds; almost anything sweet may be fed if the bees will take it, if it be not absolutely poisonous. But so long as confinement continues, in some places well into April, the better the feed and the less the disturbance the better chance for the bees. An outside, empty comb can be taken out, and the adjoining combs moved back until the cluster of bees is reached, and a heavy comb of sealed honey placed next the cluster, and the hive then closed. If this be quietly don«, the disturbance will do little harm. Unfortunatel}-, those who have bees likely to starve in winter are not likely to be so provident as to have on hand a stock of sealed combs. Granulated sugar in the form of candy may be used. A cake of hard candy, made simply as when made for children to eat, of any convenient size and J4 to 154 inches in thickness, may be laid on the top-bars and covered over. Some prefer Scholz or Good candy, made by kneading powdered sugar with a small amount of extracted honey into a stiff dough. While feeding above is generally ad- vised for winter, where bees are cel- lared, and where there is a deep space under the bottom-bars, as is now be- coming more or less common, it may be much better to feed below. One rea- son for this is that there is no disturb- ance from uncovering the bees; even if the hives are piled up S or 6 high, the feed can be put under the bottom-bars without taking down a hive. Another advantage from feeding below is that there is no danger of the candy becom
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