. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 26S THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. menl, the woodman's axe would leave them as barren as a desert. Associations, with men of wide experience in forestry, are in active operation; and when the planting of trees is in progress the bee man is in the planting of the eucalyptus. The basswood will grow in California, and a judicious planting of it in favored locations on the mountains would surely result in Vjeiiefit. We hope the time will come when we shall learn to cultivate Nature, as seen in the animal, the tree, the fountain, the flower and the inse
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 26S THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. menl, the woodman's axe would leave them as barren as a desert. Associations, with men of wide experience in forestry, are in active operation; and when the planting of trees is in progress the bee man is in the planting of the eucalyptus. The basswood will grow in California, and a judicious planting of it in favored locations on the mountains would surely result in Vjeiiefit. We hope the time will come when we shall learn to cultivate Nature, as seen in the animal, the tree, the fountain, the flower and the insect, and there will be harmon\- between them all. We have much to learn, and many questions to ask of dame Nature, but she will not fail us if we ask unselfishly and listen pa- tiently. \NT()N. Calif., July 24, 1S99. ood things Ffom Other Journals, SEI<ECTED BY DR. .\. K. M.\ CEI<L.\R VERSUS OUT-DOOR WINTERING. In the August ist Busy Bee, Mr. Hairston tells Mr. Brown how to prevent frost and ice accumulating under his hive covers. He says:— If he will put on supers in the fall and spread a cloth over the frames of the brood-nest, and pack the super full of nice clean hay or forest leaves, he will not be bothered any more with this trouble. * * I have good success with the eight-frame standard depth, but one as shallow as the Danzy. hive won't do to winter on the .summer-stand. I wintered a three-frame nucleus with bees enough to cover one frame, by put- ting the frames on one side of the hive, with division board, and spread a cloth over the frames and let it extend tlown the division board to the bottom of the hive; then ])ut on an empty super, and finished fi'.ling the hive and su])er with nice clean hay. You can imagine my glad surprise to find them considerably stronger after the extreme cold winter than when I packed them. It was 22 degrees below zero at one time. I don't winter my bees on their sum- mer stands, but it is quite a common occurrence to hav
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