Show Protection for or Bees Necessary E el to Generate Heat Does Not Improve Wings of V 01 kers Every Ever L ery time a bee flaps laps lib Its sings vinga It ItIs itis ItIs Is just one more flap nearer bee isca- isca hla heaven en for tor bees cannot replace or repair tissues like lIbe other animals B BA BA A Slocum of or the sew Z ew York State Col ColI College College I lege of or Agriculture explained recently Inter protection Is necessary for forI I bees because the only way trey they can keep warm w 1 Is to form Corm a cluster n in o the hive and the bee bees on the Ir of the cluster lap flap their wings Just as ns peo pie would wave 1 e their arms to gener generate generate ate heat hen the temperature falls below 5 57 degrees heat must be generated gen crated he says Heat Wears Out Be Bees s The hee bees beeb In the clu cluster fit tit so s o 0 tightly that those on the outside act as al an Insulator the hairs on oa their bodies In Intertwine Ine and Incorporate tiny air par par- particles particles tides which Increase their ID value 1 lime lie of JI meat at wears w pars ars arsI I I out the bees so that they soon become old and If an excessive amount of heat is needed the colony may die be- be before be before fore tore spring At least the bees will bo be old and die more rapidly than they are replaced with young oung bees making n a condition which bee I ha base lia e I called spring dwindling It is dim cult to get such colonies in shape chape strong enough for the honey flow low Packing Boxes Useful The remedy Ir Mr Slocum sug suggests ests Is to protect the hives hh es with pack packing cases and to provide pro In windbreaks breaks Many types of packing cases case and va various various rlou rious insulating materials are arc satis i factory factor Detailed Instructions how to p ck bees Is gl glen given en in the free farm arm farmers Farmers ers Bulletin 1012 available l at the of publications at nt the York State College of or Agriculture |