Gleanings in bee culture . 652 here given, they shouldarrive at these placesAvithout the loss of asingle bee. As I said before, Ibegin preparations forthe winter arrange-ment as early as theseasons work will per-mit, aiming to give thebees one or two weeksof open flying weatherbefore they are housedfor the winter. Thenwhen the sheds arebrought into requisi-tion, every colony re-mains on the identicalspot it occupied beforethe transfor m a t i o ntook place. Althoughthe appearance of their homes is completelychanged, they are so well acquainted witlitheir location that their first flight fromth
Gleanings in bee culture . 652 here given, they shouldarrive at these placesAvithout the loss of asingle bee. As I said before, Ibegin preparations forthe winter arrange-ment as early as theseasons work will per-mit, aiming to give thebees one or two weeksof open flying weatherbefore they are housedfor the winter. Thenwhen the sheds arebrought into requisi-tion, every colony re-mains on the identicalspot it occupied beforethe transfor m a t i o ntook place. Althoughthe appearance of their homes is completelychanged, they are so well acquainted witlitheir location that their first flight fromthe sheds is as normal as any flight dur-ing a honey-flow from their summer posi-tion. The photograph shows the same bees inwinter quarters, of which a summer viewwas given on page 430, July 15, 1911. It will be noticed that my bees have noprotection in the line of windbreaks out-side of the sheds; but I am surroundedby orchards, groves, and shade-trees that GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. Fig. 1.—Detail of the France outside winter case for single-walled hives. form at least a partial jirotection againstour northern climate. However, I havegreat confidence in my sheds. They arepositively water and frost proof, allow-ing from two to three inches of chaffpacking at the sides, and from six toeight on top over the sealed cover. I cannot say that I never lose any bees in thesesheds. I do lose more than I wish I did;but I never have frosty or moldy combs,except as I find them occasionally in de-populated hives. It will be noticed that the summer standsare placed on the roofsof the sheds. This isdone to keep the groundpicked up, to furnishan out-of-the-way placefor storing, and as aprecaution to preventthe roofs from blowingoff. The latter are inno way fastened to theside wall, being held inplace only by close-fitting cleats. On the morning ofJan. 5, 1912, with thethermometer at 3 belowzero, I examined a fewof my sheds, with grati-fying results. By sim-ply raising the roofs
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