Show REPORTS ON WEATHER HELPFUL WITH BEES notable success achieved by wisconsin beekeeper enabled to ascertain when conditions are suitable for late flights of honey gatherers in late autumn months prepared by the united states state ot of agriculture weather reports issued by the united states del department artmont of agriculture have been used with success by it wisconsin beekeeper ln in the handling bundling of bees in full fail md spring uy by he kaep ep ing in touch with milt the cicat ollice of the weather eather bureau burean tit milwaukee lie learns when weather Is likely to by be tulla enough for lute litte lights of bees lit in the ali full fall before they are put into winter quarters and for early curly release in the spring honeybees develop ayi dysentery ind and 0 ther other serious disorders it if lep kept in tile the live hive too long in winter tills this la Is due to tile fuel fact that they will not vold void their feces while in the live it Is therefore important to shorten the lie bee alvn in good location season of housing ns as much as possible without running into danger of freezing weather or high winds which scatter life colonies it Is highly de r elitc ble to give the bees a cleal cleansing sang light flight just before housing this lias has found that lie dflia ann expect a satisfactory temperature for flying between november 5 and november 20 every year in if n recent nii ali there was such temperature pera ture november ber IT 17 As tire off official lelal forecast was for much colder weather lie housed his bis bees november 10 19 the temperature dropped steadily and reached zero december 1 the month of december was the coldest in id 46 years other beekeepers bee keepers not using the forecasts left their out until about the of december with resulting Ni tinge last spring lie he i received ec elved a special forecast april I 1 announcing that the following day the temperature would be satisfactory for night flight ue ile set the libes out that night and the hie following day the temperature went up to 71 degrees and the bees lind had a glorious cleansing flight |