. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 102 itmm MMEmicMPf mwrn j©uMi*i:Mif. >A^***<^^A<^Aji Keep the cellar dry and well venti- lated. Keep the hives well ventilated also. Be sure that the stores are well ripened before the bees are put up for the winter.—J. E. Pond. First, confine the bees to the num- ber of combs that they can occupy, say six Langstroth frames of comb. Sec- ond, remove the boutom of the hive or give large lower ventilation.—G. L. Tinker. The best way is to so ventilate your cellar that it will be dry. But why do you care for mold ? If the bees are all r
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 102 itmm MMEmicMPf mwrn j©uMi*i:Mif. >A^***<^^A<^Aji Keep the cellar dry and well venti- lated. Keep the hives well ventilated also. Be sure that the stores are well ripened before the bees are put up for the winter.—J. E. Pond. First, confine the bees to the num- ber of combs that they can occupy, say six Langstroth frames of comb. Sec- ond, remove the boutom of the hive or give large lower ventilation.—G. L. Tinker. The best way is to so ventilate your cellar that it will be dry. But why do you care for mold ? If the bees are all right, I think that the mold will do no harm. Things in my bee-cellar mold. Yet my bees winter exceedingly well. I do not fear dampness as I used to.—A. J. Cook. Keep the cellar dry. Mold does not always accompany bad results other- wise ; yet I would prefer not to have it. Proper temperature, say 45° to 50°, Fahr., with good ventilation and drainage, will usually jirevent any ex- cess of mold in the hives.— Make the cellar as dry as possible by cementing the floor. Plaster the walls and ceiling, ventilate the cellar thoroughly during the summer, and whitewash it a few weeks before put- ting the bees in. Leave the windows open until the bees are put in, and no mold will appear ; at least that is my experience.—C. H. Dibbern. This trouble of " mold," which means a condition of dampness, is what makes cellar wintering nearly out of the question in a mild, change- able climate like that of Kentucky. Some experiments that I now have on hand, indicate strongly that bees will be wintered in the cellar on a new plan in the future. The cellar will be kept at a low temperature, just above the freezing point, and at intervals of ten days or longer, as experience may fix the time, the cellar will be heated up to a high temperature till the bees by ventilating throw oft" all excess of moisture, and prepare themselves for another winter nap. The " h
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