. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 567 satisfactory. I filled one apartment of my cellar, last fall, with 80 colonies, prepared as follows : Each colony was left in 2 stories of my shallow hive; 2 combs were taken from each hive, leaving the bees on 16 combs, 6xl3j^ inches. These combs were spread to fill the 10-frame hive, and the bee-space between each set of frames, made a central passage to all parts of the hive. They were covered by spreading a square of cotton-sheeting over each hive. On top of this I put a shallow box, 3 inches deep, the bottom of cotton cl
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 567 satisfactory. I filled one apartment of my cellar, last fall, with 80 colonies, prepared as follows : Each colony was left in 2 stories of my shallow hive; 2 combs were taken from each hive, leaving the bees on 16 combs, 6xl3j^ inches. These combs were spread to fill the 10-frame hive, and the bee-space between each set of frames, made a central passage to all parts of the hive. They were covered by spreading a square of cotton-sheeting over each hive. On top of this I put a shallow box, 3 inches deep, the bottom of cotton cloth nailed on ; the boxes are large enough for the cloth to rest on the edges of the hive top,and are always sure to be tight. These boxes were filled level full with dry, fine sawdust. The temperature of the cellar was uniformly very near 42°, and, as to re- sults, these bees have remained quieter ; there have less bees flown out on the cellar bottom than I ever knew in my experience of 40 years. The colonies are all alive to-day, and so quiet that I can only hear a very slight murmur. I prepared some 50 hives by putting some thin strips, one-thirtieth of an inch thick under the board covers. These bees have wintered fairly, but »ot equal to those first named, as many more bees flew from the hives to the cellar floor. I have made some inquiry, and find that the bees of neighbors in this part of the country have wintered poorly; those with sealed covers being dead, as a rule, where wintered in out-door pack- ing, and all dead where unprotected. PLEASED WITH THE HOUSE-APIAKY. My new house-apiary is just now fin- ished. It is a beauty, of which I feel proud. I find I can accommodate 46 colonies in the 8x16 feet building, with- out crowding. I had expected to fill it with bees about March 1st, but the very severe weather prevented. I will fill it now when the weather has moderated sufiSciently, with bees from the colonies that have wintered so nicely, and shall expect to be able
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