. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 446 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. June 23, 1904. hives lost, granulated so hard that the bees could not live on it. It was the best clover and basswood. Can Dr. Miller explain this; My bee-cellar is a pit dug in a gravel hill- side, about 6 feet square, and 6 feet deep. The sides are held up by posts set close to- gether. The hives are set on stringers a foot from the bottom. Above the hives a rough floor is laid. The space above is filled with sacks containing forest leaves. The root was made of common boards with lath battens. It projects about 6 inches
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 446 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. June 23, 1904. hives lost, granulated so hard that the bees could not live on it. It was the best clover and basswood. Can Dr. Miller explain this; My bee-cellar is a pit dug in a gravel hill- side, about 6 feet square, and 6 feet deep. The sides are held up by posts set close to- gether. The hives are set on stringers a foot from the bottom. Above the hives a rough floor is laid. The space above is filled with sacks containing forest leaves. The root was made of common boards with lath battens. It projects about 6 inches above the ground and has a slope to correspond with that of the hill- side. A small ventilating shaft comes up from the bottom at the lower side of roof. In this hangs a thermometer which can be exam- ined at any time desired. There is a small trap-door just over the ventilator. Over this door is set a box having no top or bottom. This box is just large enough to hold4gunny- sacks filled with leaves. By this means a slow, steady ventilation is maintained all winter. Around this box the roof is well covered with leaves and hay, and extends some 10 feet back from the root on all sides to keep frost from going down about the sides of the cellar. The temperature on Nov. 14 was 40 degrees; soon afterwards snow came and the temperature rose to 42 degrees. During the coldest weather it dropped to 38 degrees, remaining between these points the entire 165 days the bees were in the cellar. I did not open the cellar to examine them until March 31. A change of 70 degrees in the outside temperature never made more than 2 degrees difference in the cellar. The cash outlay for this cellar was just$ White clover is abundant, and basswood buds have started. I hope for a good season. Decker Co., Minn., Junes. F. L. Day. A Report—Tpansferping Bees. At last I am going to tell you about some queens I purchased. They were tested, and are hatching, each having nearly 5 Langstroth frames full o
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