. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Wintering Small Nuclei In November. Ki2. ten nuclei contained each about two handiuls of bees with a young queen I was at my wits' end to win- ter them. As they were some 3o miles west of Philadelphia. I concluded to move them to my cellar here. These bees were car ried over rough country roads in an auto- mobile, and arrived here about 7;30 and placed in a cellar, having had no cleans- ing flight for five weeks. I lost one. 1 he queen got killed. I think. There were 12 tons of coal and one load of wood dutiiped in the cellar within 15 feet of th
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Wintering Small Nuclei In November. Ki2. ten nuclei contained each about two handiuls of bees with a young queen I was at my wits' end to win- ter them. As they were some 3o miles west of Philadelphia. I concluded to move them to my cellar here. These bees were car ried over rough country roads in an auto- mobile, and arrived here about 7;30 and placed in a cellar, having had no cleans- ing flight for five weeks. I lost one. 1 he queen got killed. I think. There were 12 tons of coal and one load of wood dutiiped in the cellar within 15 feet of these bees. The heater was 8 feet away, and the cellar was used to dry clothes in on rainy and cold days, so there could not have been absolute quietness there. I placed them in one corner, and three or four times when bees could fly. I carried out the little iframe boxes and the bees had a fine flight. On Feb. 18. I gave each of the ten nuclei a small bottle of syrup, sugar and water equal parts. Making a small hole in the super cover, and a small hole in the top of a uncovered bottle, so the feed would be very slow in passing out. The bees were kept dark, so they did not fly. They bred up fast, and when nice warm days came, about April 10. they were ready to set out. and had enough young bees to take care of the heat problem inside. I he older bees gathered pollen and nectar enough to keep things going. The only fear I had in my first wintering was spring dwindling. That was overcome by the hatching of bees and brood. Brood in that state helps to keep bees warm. Six of these colonies were covering five or more frames June I. and would have stored sur- plus if there had been any at that time. In wintered some 24 small colonies in the same place. I use building paper 10 make the corner dark. There was no roar, and all were quiet until warm days; then 1 placed them in the front yard within 10 feet of the sidewalk, and the bees took a flight. In the middle of February I star
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