. Wintering bees. Bees. 38 WINTERING BEES- quite easily, descend cellar-steps, and go through doors. The only objection is the rigging, and loading and unloading. The particular form of hive-carrier preferred by ma^y is the one described by Mr. G. C Greiner and several others in Gleanings in Bee Culture. This is presented in the fol- lowing G-reiner's hive-carrier. Two men can easily carry as many as five hives in this way. Where the cellar is located some little distance from the apiary "we believe this to be the most convenient method yet devised. Instead of constructing
. Wintering bees. Bees. 38 WINTERING BEES- quite easily, descend cellar-steps, and go through doors. The only objection is the rigging, and loading and unloading. The particular form of hive-carrier preferred by ma^y is the one described by Mr. G. C Greiner and several others in Gleanings in Bee Culture. This is presented in the fol- lowing G-reiner's hive-carrier. Two men can easily carry as many as five hives in this way. Where the cellar is located some little distance from the apiary "we believe this to be the most convenient method yet devised. Instead of constructing a regular hive-carrier as,shown, it is possible to get along quite well by the use of two poles. See illustrations, this page. These should be about two inches square and six or eight feet long. They are placed on the ground in a parallel position, and as many hives placed on them as can be carried; perhaps three hives would be all that could be managed easily with the poles. It is much more satisfactory, however, to have the poles nailed together with a framework, making a regular hive-carrier. A FEW CONCLUDING FACTS ON INDOOR WINTERING WELL TO BEAR IN MInA. , 1. Too low a temperature (below 40 Tahr. if long con- tinued) in a bee-cellar will kill bees. 2. An excess of dampness in a cellar does no harm, nec- essarily, providing that tlie temperature is high enough, not lower 45 or 50,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Root, E. R. (Ernest Rob), 1862-1953. Medina, Ohio : A. I. Root Co.
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