. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. January 15, 1891.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 27 holeâif ' top boards' are used, we sprinkle a little on them to entice the bees upâthen set on the feeder and fill to the desired amount, cover the glass with a quilt and leave it. In less than a quarter of an hour, if the job is properly done, quite an uproar will be heard at the mouth of the hive, but in the darkness not a bee will take wing, and by morniug the feeder will be empty and the hive quieted down to its usual condition. So much for the manner of feeding. For the food itself, the b
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. January 15, 1891.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 27 holeâif ' top boards' are used, we sprinkle a little on them to entice the bees upâthen set on the feeder and fill to the desired amount, cover the glass with a quilt and leave it. In less than a quarter of an hour, if the job is properly done, quite an uproar will be heard at the mouth of the hive, but in the darkness not a bee will take wing, and by morniug the feeder will be empty and the hive quieted down to its usual condition. So much for the manner of feeding. For the food itself, the best for autumn use is syrup made from pure granulated cane sugar (not raw sugar) in the proportion of twelve pounds to six pints of water, and allowed to boil gently for one minute. On removing from the fire, stir into this quantity of syrup a teaspoonful of salt, a tablespoonful of vinegar, and two tablespoonfuls of salicylic acid solution, or a proper proportion of such other antiseptic as may be preferred. Hive for Wintering.âOur next considera- "tion is the condition of the bees and the form of â their domicile, together with the need for special treatment adapted for general use. We would, however, first express our conviction that no packing, or manipulation, or preparing whatever for safe wintering is necessary if all the natural conditions needed for the health and .prosperity of a stock of bees are present. Our fate friend William Eaitt's words, 'The best winter packing for bees is bees, will always be true; and we believe that a colony weli pro- vided with a good hive, natural food, a prolific queen, and plenty of bees, will, nine times out of ten, come out stronger in spring if left entirely undisturbed than if all the ' manage- ment' possible is bestowed upon it. But in these days of high pressure, when so few things are left' unimproved,' we work our bees so as to get more than a natural amount of labour out of them, and in consequence feeding and a â cer
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