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Show BEES ARE STARVING KxpcH AihlM-H fredlng Tlit-nt I'ntll They Can (let Out. Thnt heavy losses of bees from starvation will result from tho continuous con-tinuous storms la tho fear of many bockccpcra The winter supply of honey loft In thv hives Is prncttrnlly exhausted now and If tho storms contlnuo to shut tho bees In from foraging for honey, only feeding can saw them from starvation. It la snld Speaking of thv situation, IT. It Chirk, n beemnn at Kimnlnif- ton, says- I "In mercy to the bees that cannot can-not work during tho rainy weather. I nil beekeepers should bv reminded that now awnrms will not aurvlve I many rnlny dus after being hived In -empty hives. Also, ninny old stands need feeding. After n colony of bees tins eaten thirty pounds or honey during tho winter, It Is certainly cer-tainly poor policy to lot them dlo 1 for the lark of the small amount of honey that would tldo them through tho storm period. "They should be fed nnd fed well I until tho storm Is over and they will soou repay tho loan of the honey." |