Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-11-22
Wintering Bees.

OF the stocks Of he's tbey attempt 20 in
ter. from soase cause besides starvation. a.
many Of The hIvfs are iound 20 contain
considerable >-aouut OF honey. We often
bar the cause o the loss Of % many bee.
sitributsd q th~ extrsmr cold. Which. last
ins for a nag'b~r q DAYS in Succession. rrn-
drrs th~ bee- inactive or producrs a state
OF torPor. and being thas unabie 20 move
sbOnt 10 get their scro-aouled iool. tbe, a.
length die OF starvation surrounded by an
abundance Of iord. admit this NAV DC.
and undoubtedly Is. the cause IA some n
stances. especially WITH wax s~ar.ns. for
have kno~u .uch s-arn.s 20 o. 50 chilled ~
iro~ty nights as early a. The latter part %
O-rol.er. % 20 - Efclc.s. and after bsias
brought 20 feel TIE inassnce II q warmer
strDosI'b-re. TO revive ard P.-s abe -istsr
A. vel A. some strong sfocks; hu, 90 winter
such s~Aims osi o; doors without any pro-
lection would D. impossible.
think the main cause % such fafali,y
among bees ARISES from a van; % resfila-
fioA- The moisture arising from the breath
OF the bees oOusoting IN the uppsr part Of
the hiVe. having no ~ay 10 escape. forms a
coating Of frost -bich incTes-es in thick-
ness While the cold snap lasts. bat q.
soon ~ fhe ~caiber nao5sraics scue - AT.
ihs;. With tbe heat gvns rated ~ the bees.
csu-es the frost 20 melt. and iui.uing su,ong
the cluster % bees nearis aro~n. them.
and then ~hen tl'ey arr bcusaaed nth cold
the weather suddenly changes 10 "a former
severity ard freczrs them in q solid BODY.
TLis / know % o. the cause ~ MANY IN
stancrs. and / am strongly ineiinsd 90 the
belisi that 81 D. Rcg8iy sl~sys The cause
~h~rr strong -tocks die ard Rave . cousid-
sahl- ar.ouui Of hon~y A poyu'ous fam
iis a. bee sip geu.rste bat "a -i.ut 20
keep ths ili, riot "a ~ hive At sacb tru-
p~rafurv - ~i'i rrahlc b., 90 ft srv,ral
f,~f IN thr eoliesf Sr-rfisv. therefore ibink
tie causc Of bes- siH;-r killirg dOes ut
arse from terror caused bt prcfrsctc,i roid
when the iam..irs are poPulous. Another
serious error IN vintrring bees - the prac-
tice Of allowing The hives 90 oc~up, their
summer quarters. Thus cxpo-rd 90 th-
sun many ar irdsccd - ~ouic 90; whcr The
ground y covered Viih snou ani beccrninr
'snoNbhnd.~ thousands q BEES perish in
the course Of the w.nter Even strong
stocks wiI dwIndie away 80 a. to take
long time 20 recruit IN the spriug. Il ihev
do not 81 lie from the sH-sfs o. cold be.
fore the end q Ma-ch. Th.s 9Th impro-
per v~afilsiion. or 20 s~nii.afion A. 81. are
the main canse- q ihe mortality among
b., IN The sumter srason.
Her th- QUESTION nav b. ssked What
course slraH 49, adopt 90 -av- Our bee. s-
To aus-~r fhis qursrion ! uil give the
Drihol ] havr pract,-rd tor rumter %
yesr> 18th 80 bet r,sr.f.. removed NV
b-rs 20 a. orfni-hrd Chamber OF fhe hosse.
rruaoving them fr0rn tie Eeh. a. u,sch A.
possible. and -isr,lins mans for v~niiia-
tIon by taking n al the boxes f,r storing
surplus hone, horn fiv chamber oi b. hive.
ard i-ssins fh~ passa- - open. Iuis whrn
fhe -upsr or cover a. fhc Lit~ -. replaced.
vouid aHord a. ar chamber in which al
The lrusf ar.sing from tt- beat % to- bees
b-lo- ~ou.A coliert. T.~, up,v D. Kept
i--daors irolu about th~ istb oi December
tiii INTO Marco Tb- .uftsroe o. abe i've
sh-uld n, ,'l--l. ani rrobat' u in soulc e.
a., ~arrn--f IS soul- 80 Of tbe tre. 49,
&c .n ikcir = s-;s to 80 oat. h1t f.- nur--
Der 81. be small compared Oh fhase ru h.srs
that stand out oi doors houi protection.
j have suffered bees in ttis ~ay ~iih che
b-si soccess. / woaiJ not sumter be-. in a
piastervd room. a. q would rot az 1ri rlrr
air IN sufhrient qasafiiv 81 o. b. esulrnt a.
sbundance % fresh or 81. s,ry essential 90
. healthy condition.. have slsays found
the bees % keeP m s,ght IN ih, passages
thAi lead INTO III chaa.bcr IN the coolest e
~ssthrr. sho~ing plainly thn' tt-y ike o.
bfeafbe the pare afuo-ph-re. r. the -eafh-
er bspPens 60 De- scry vtrla O. usalI De-
vel 20 gei fhrm OFT sni give tien a. ar.
irg once Or t~ice daring ibc -inisr. but 20
nof -aTm enough 20 make them vsry lively
snd un~a.y they ell 10 jl-ts. -,il. th,nk.
provided by az piscrd OF the norfh sid,
Of the room ard .n thc dark 81 much a.
po.-itis
i O. larre naHl-r are Kept or from sny
caa-e n i-foau.s inr-aotrs.i~ to remove
fh'n to fhr dr-nirr h,a.e. 7 fi,ak fhcv
H.'ala b. -Hrer,d -ai-iy usas.l rousfruct-
sti b-s hruss ihat T.. sh-re CO.., aoafd be-
projected iruu f.e raf0. Al ira.a tt. ..r
th- n.o-i of Gee tome. y p.a.iur f-ss-i.
shoot them ani psek.ag ih,m .aalt 'i.o--
3uEhiy ufh ere arav or lsy TIE boxes
shoud be removed aod &c passages i-'t
oI+n ani base pracfieri rs..ifr tie bise
from tbe loffou tol.I one io I'D oi or
inch The ertrarr-. -,sr BE- ,er ot.er AID