Show Good Good- Winter WhIter Protection for Bees Bees Is Is Important Proper winter protection for bees should be be- bemore more carefully provided by bythe bythe bythe the average beekeeper Statistics for Iowa show that winter losses of bees dr due to carelessness in wintering meth methods methods odst often run as high as ns 18 per cent This tremendous annual loss could be avoided for the most part If beekeepers ers would give the matter mattes of winterIng wintering winter winter- Ing more thought Two general methods of wintering are outdoor or cellar wintering O Ot Of these thes the former method Is considered ered superior In either method the essential es es- things to provide are good ventilation ventilation ven ven- protection against ag rodents and absorption of ot moisture given off by the bees Complete information on wintering bees by several methods as ns well us as much reliable Information on practically practically cally all aU phases of or agriculture Is s con tamed tallied in the report of ot the state apiarist apiarist api- api arist for tor 1923 1323 This booklet of ot nearly pages was compiled complied by P. P F B. B Paddock Paddock Pad Pad- dock state apiarist Iowa lown State college college col col- col- col lege and will be mailed free tree upon application application ap ap- to him |