| Show management and clare oare of bees for the month mouth of Ho vember november A all ali preparation for wintering should be e completed by the last of october but it if beekeepers bee keepers have been prevented entel from so GO doing the first warm days in this month should be ailed to put the bees in proper condition dor jor for fon wintering As soon as aa freezing weather begins all stock should absorbing material over the top oi of the frames and when winter sets seta in all hives intended to be win wn in the tiie cellar house or ground should be placed in winter quarters colonies wintered on summer stands should be sheltered from cold winds by straw fodder corn stalks or by being boarded up on the coldest r gt generally on the north but in ditle rent reut settle ments they have their cold quarter sometimes from the east hence bee keepers must be governed accordingly we nind find that bees beeb whose hives face the south winter best bert do not close the entrance of the hive entirely but leave a passage for one bee to pass in rut out but if left open large enough for a mouse to enter they will destroy your bees hives should be upped tipped forward one inch that the moisture may run out the hives should be kept as dry as possible to promote warmth and aud comfort to the bees during the inclemency of the winter B S EIF elf PUTMAN JOHN MORGAN GEO gro B BAILEY clias CHAS monc |
