Gleanings in bee culture . ed and reoiled. During winter wea-ther, when the bee-keeper has nothing elseto do he could make up quite a number ofthese forms.—Ed.] Much interested in that 8xi-inch win-ter entrance, p. 246. Would you change itfor a very strong or for a very weak colony?How would a 4xi-inch entiance do? In the8xi entrance do you prefer the i-inch downat the floor or at the top of the ^ space?[The size, 8Xi inch, is for the average-sizedcolony. Any thing under the average has aproportionally smaller entrance, the reduc-tion being made in the length. Any thingover the average will ha
Gleanings in bee culture . ed and reoiled. During winter wea-ther, when the bee-keeper has nothing elseto do he could make up quite a number ofthese forms.—Ed.] Much interested in that 8xi-inch win-ter entrance, p. 246. Would you change itfor a very strong or for a very weak colony?How would a 4xi-inch entiance do? In the8xi entrance do you prefer the i-inch downat the floor or at the top of the ^ space?[The size, 8Xi inch, is for the average-sizedcolony. Any thing under the average has aproportionally smaller entrance, the reduc-tion being made in the length. Any thingover the average will have a larger en-trance. But in all cases we preserve thedepth i so that we may more successfullyresist the encroachments of meadow-molesand mice at outyards. Our experience hasshown that half-inch entrances will let insome mice, and so will a §-deep one that thepests have gnawed. At some of our out-yards we have had some four or five colo-nies, the combs of which weie literally rid-dled and the colonies destroyed.—Ed.]. We are making a strong effort to mailGleanings earlier than heretofore, and wealso hope to wrap each copy so that it willreach each subscriber without damage. indoor wintering at MEDINA. This is showing up somewhat better thanit did earlier in the season. Remember thatthe colonies are on ventilating hive-stands a laHershiser. At fiist the conditions seemed tobe unfavorable; but after providing a littlemore ventilation, and dividing the bees intotwo cellars, the conditions improved verymaterially. The bees are quiet, and there isno indication to show that there will be any 1 1907 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 309 great loss, if any, in wintering. Bees are allshut within the bottom-board. Peihaps we should explain that, withintwo or three weeks, we have inspected bee-cellar wheiein he has hisbees contined on this special he reports, the conditions were decidedlyfavorable. There were no dead bees on thecellar-tioor; and what theie were,
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