. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. 356 THE AMERICAN BEE KEEPER. December would say don't let your bees starve at any time during winter or early spring for lack of proper attention. If in Avinter it is found necessary to feed your bees, do so as quietly and quickly as you can, and don't tear open the brood-nest. But if honey in the frames is to be fed put it next to the brood on either side and put the fullest frames of honey next to the brood where the bees can easily reach it in a warm spell. If candy is to be fed it should be placed directly over the brood on the frames, or if t
. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. 356 THE AMERICAN BEE KEEPER. December would say don't let your bees starve at any time during winter or early spring for lack of proper attention. If in Avinter it is found necessary to feed your bees, do so as quietly and quickly as you can, and don't tear open the brood-nest. But if honey in the frames is to be fed put it next to the brood on either side and put the fullest frames of honey next to the brood where the bees can easily reach it in a warm spell. If candy is to be fed it should be placed directly over the brood on the frames, or if the bees are out of food a little of the candy could be pushed down between the frames, put back the quilt and cushion as snugly as found to avoid any direct draught of air through the hive. Bees in this locality have done well the past season, and notwithstanding the protracted drouth here this last summer my bees stored a good amount of surplus honey from fall flowers; and I have just finished extracting about 80 pounds taken from the ex- tracting supers when fixing bees for winter. The frames of comb are now ready for next season's use. I am just finishing painting some new dovetailed hives (kept over) get- ting them ready for next season's use. When they are done I think I will have about supplies enough for next season, unless the season is extra good. I may have to have some foundation. Getting ready for next years honey crop in the middle of November may seem odd to some, but this is my old habit to be on time, and as near as I can be, in readiness when the honey season opens up and thereby avoiding the rush in bee-yard and factory. One can generally get a discount on sup- plies ordered early, and make them up at leasure during winter. If the order is put off until late in spring or summer, and the factory is run day and night to its fullest capacity to fill orders, it may be your order will have to wait several days before being filled if filled at all, as has been prove
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