Gleanings in bee culture . nches of snow at this date; and thenwhen moving the bees from their summerstands to the cellar I use a pair of lighthand sleighs, seven feet in length, Fig. begin at the further end of the yardfrom the cellar; get the sleighs in j^lace,then gently press a little snow along theentrance of the first hive to close it. Thecover is tiien removed; a cjuilt is made fromtwo layers of carpet, and placed over thetoiD of the hive. In this way five coloniesare prepared and set on the sleighs, anddrawn to the cellar and placed as shownin Fig. 3. The windows are fitted with w
Gleanings in bee culture . nches of snow at this date; and thenwhen moving the bees from their summerstands to the cellar I use a pair of lighthand sleighs, seven feet in length, Fig. begin at the further end of the yardfrom the cellar; get the sleighs in j^lace,then gently press a little snow along theentrance of the first hive to close it. Thecover is tiien removed; a cjuilt is made fromtwo layers of carpet, and placed over thetoiD of the hive. In this way five coloniesare prepared and set on the sleighs, anddrawn to the cellar and placed as shownin Fig. 3. The windows are fitted with wire screen,and are left open to admit a free circula-tion of air until settled cold weather comes,when they are jDaeked with straw which isleft until about March15. After this the win-dows are left open ex-cept on warm days,when they are darken-ed. Should there be nosnow at the time of set-ting the bees in the cel-lar I use a wheelbar-row instead of a have one cellar inheavy clay soil, and GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. Fig. 3.—How the hives are stacked up in the cellar. this one is damp, so I use a tray builtof lumber sized to y2x3 inches. From thisstock I make rims just a trifle larger thantlie hive-body and put bottoms of burlapon them. These trays are then filled withkiln-dried planer shavings, and placed overthe hives on removing the cover, as inFig. 4. The shavings absorb the moistureand retain the heat, so that the bees winterwell. The temperature should be a littlehigher than that of a dry cellar. I prefera temperature of 43 to 45 degrees in a drycellar, and 48 to 50 in a damp one. It is my i^ractice to carry the bees fromthe cellar in the spring to avoid the jarthat they would receive if wheeled on abaiTow. If tlie bees have wintered per-fectly, and are f]uiet, it is my belief that
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