Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-01-02

Wintering Bees

have been tired. la q climate AXE CUR
where the winters are s~vcre. ~ith coid iat@
springs. u rvquIres tbcrough knosl-dge
o. the d~grce Of cold and unoi-tare that 49,
can bar without injury. an4 much SIperi
enc. IN order 70 enable tn nee keeper %
save liz 49, fron TIE dangers with Which
thy are -orround-d
os- % the variety 1T WAYS that hss eccn
ADJ TED Tor wint~rins beo-. i O. is'y them.
Some person. place th.m IN a roo5a 81 thsir
dazzling or outnuiidips. sd others place
then in the osser. Jsdging from exP~ri-
ence aud rra.on. should -ay that none 81
thee methods ere advisable. Buryins be-
ia the groouS ! eon-id-r a wv unsafe way.
although have heard "a swarrDs that have
done well When barred. but think they
have oitencr been Destroyed. IL depends =
great DEAL upon the season n Ne have a
cold. dry winter. the bce> will perhaps sur
vise n they are vel projected from The
moisture Of the earth. by plenty q straw
around Ire hives hu, IL the winter - oren
ard rainy. they cannot avoid the ,sscs. Of
tie surrounding moisture. and TIRE combs
uili certainly mold. aod the bses. IN elnse
quence. de Be- riacad in the c-ilsr are
liable 20 inyry irom The causes namei
above. especially when the cellar "a damp
one. bat this method a. ink - mech %
oe preivrred % that Of burning the hive.
Another OBJECTION % this mefhod -. the
Temperature % abe surrounding AR. a.
though ne-Fly or q,ite UNIFORM = - hi-h
tfat the be~s desire q leave their hives. and
II confined hccome rcstie-s. and great MN
h-r- peri-h IN their eEart- a. ~ out
Swaru- 10 dauht oi,cn de tn such a situa-
ton. that W0uld have -ersivcd she winter
bad they zen properly carrd iur. and rro-
vtd-d with Al ar ci-mh-r r empty sTace
above them. ~ith passages l~aifug ticryto
Be- s~u rate gr,at amount ol moisture.
ant wh-n er,ry PART g th- his- g. fil,-s
with cvrn'- and tie colony = popui. u. ore.
% na rmPy sfacc o. prosia q canr-ciiDs
Nth thc main hive. ti-s o. ,isturr sri-tog
from lie trvath Ut tlc b~,s. All fairly
oro~n thcm
\ eli Cry afnia-vh Re o.. much % b. IRE
ferret. 90 q warm ~ a damp one. in uhich
% Keep he's darirg che c,lI sr.-on. Il
shosl - the % De: OF the re- ke-prr 70
place hi- ioeES- m such po-itirn. that th@y
NIL Be aeseied ~ ne el.ans-- IN the wealth.
er - little a. p.-.ihis To ATTAIN aba. -.
jrct. TIE hives should - placed where The
sun will not strike them az al during The
day. Tie hs-t Way = % haze q house co
siructcd 10 such a way that the hiv~s can
De moved back when winter -ets in. - mat
tie rays Of TIE sun will ~ wari-t of. and
having the house boarded Rightly au r8snd
s1cspi in front. the heat 81 the sun w1uid
not IT CO them muca. A. further TO.
tec;ian. afempnrlry Partition should D. pot
up in front of thr hives. sXt, ndsng down %
within a couple Of inche- u tie ya--aes
way. This Paruiion should o. yiac1d isr
enough firm the back -iie 90 the hlusr. Co
aiioW space of 6V~ 10 ~ inches hrtu-,n
the house AMI h-ve. and ahost tie sams in
fr.nt from iive 20 partition. This space
-h1ui Pc Sled With fne straw OF hay. vel
er.vded in. all -ay here that 90 ale
hives are Sled Nth cluh- down ci.ss %
The bottom b1arf. q shalios Ok. sav three
n iOsr inches % hei-i G. oren a both eros.
jet the diameter u the srye-. stooIa D.
Ilaecd and,r ea-h cne Ihi- wiI r-ercnt
the passage ways from being c'o-eed ~ the
bees that VII die and drop down On IRE or
les- during ths WINTER o. tbe hisvs are
c9rstrocte3 wi-h chau.b, r.. tie i,o1-- .h1s.a
Be- removed. AMI tie pa.,aecs I-a1.nr ut-
"ari ane'o-.d Tie tc-t LIfe have fr..d
in Which o. winter b--.. - q -ra-. bag L.vs
oi ny o'sn construct artaiiss a-. ana
oi which u.ay Eiss y54r r-al-rs % s.u..
i-tsrc tin-. Iris has m1vatle super ur-
on tao TOP. ine. us.ng she boNr- Or sarfla-
h.n-y. TIE tnE.s are rrosrvci and the 81.
pr rrflicoi, ino- 81 lriing ~ ar ciam,er.
on shich the n9isture generated hv the '.-e.
collects, install oi b.ing ret-ired vltiin
tie hise. ID Ut c1ufut my becs 90 aU
turnS tie sinter. bai take care t1 se.t
TIE entrances shadsd 81. moc1 81 ra.si..s
d1rns warm dye tt.. vit1 tle rr.te.-
ton ID stfar. an tle ar-lr--aae-t t..-..s
81 shlve. krer- them qai-t. and bat f-s
a. ll-t in o9us-q1snca 10 tltr .sarIus t.s
Itts
D. .rs as trt iss sparrns. and ta.n.,
q conFen.anr place to s.ut.r tlcn aat o.
es'r-. % i- 10 s,.l f'sn ,1 remove t.ea t..
s,r.e oat'ai.lins. ed tr.t..-- s4cl riv. u .
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