. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 136 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. Feb. 23,1905. become heavy and wet. In this condition it is not the death- trap that it is when light and dry. A strong and vigorous bee can well rise from heavy snow. In addition to banking up the hives one might sprinkle ashes, dust, sawdust, or something similar, on top of the snow around the hives to modify its glariness. It is the strong white light from the new snow that blinds the bees;. View of Mr. Greiner's Apiary in April, 1904. subdued as spoken of, it does not prove so detrimental. The accompanying picture sho
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 136 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. Feb. 23,1905. become heavy and wet. In this condition it is not the death- trap that it is when light and dry. A strong and vigorous bee can well rise from heavy snow. In addition to banking up the hives one might sprinkle ashes, dust, sawdust, or something similar, on top of the snow around the hives to modify its glariness. It is the strong white light from the new snow that blinds the bees;. View of Mr. Greiner's Apiary in April, 1904. subdued as spoken of, it does not prove so detrimental. The accompanying picture shows the condition of my bees as they were April 21, 1904, myself in the act of kicking the snow against the hives. I hope such a time will not occur again this year; to mention it may prove a help to someone—^may save some faithful bees. Ontario Co., N. 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 [Hamilton, Ill. , etc. , Dadant & Sons]
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