Show bees need protection from cold in winter bees require protection from cold in winter the same as most animals according to iowa state college for helping bees get through winter the minimum requirements of foot food for a good colony isco Is CO pounds and it is better to have more only stores of the best quality should be used As to the lie bees the ideal adeal condition would be to 0 o have till all of thern emerge just prior to the last killi tig frost so that their full strength streng ili will be available for winter heat production and leave sufficient energy 14 to give tho the colony a good start in the spring it Is best beit to introduce jahe he queen la 16 lute late summer two general types of winter protea tien are used the indoor or cellar and the outdoor or case if conditions or arc satisfactory cellar wintering ng of libee b ee Is a sound practice where bees arr are to be wintered outside a windbreak of some rome kind bind is very important foi real outdoor protection the case meth 0 od d Is essential |