g Comb and Honey as well as Bees, 322
When feeding should be done for Stock Hives, 323

CHAPTER XXII.

WINTERING BEES.

Different methods have been adopted, 325
The idea of Bees not freezing has led to errors in practice, 326
Appearance of Bees in cold weather, 326
How part of the swarm is frozen, 327
How a small family may all freeze, 327
Frost and Ice sometimes smother Bees, 328
Frost and Ice in a Hive accounted for, 329
The effect of Ice or Frost on Bees and Comb, 330
Frost may cause starvation, 330
Other Difficulties, 330
Further Illustrations, 332
Accumulation of Faeces described by some writers as a disease, 336
The Author's remedy, 337
Buying Bees, 337
Experiments of the Author to get rid of the Frost, 338
Success in this matter, 338
Bees when in the house should be kept perfectly dark, 339
A room made for wintering Bees, 339
Manner of stowing away Hives, 340
Temperature of room, 341
Too much Honey may sometimes be stored, 342
Management of room towards Spring, 342
Time for setting out Bees, 343
Not too many stocks taken out at once, 343
Families may be equalized, 344
Snow need not always prevent carrying out Bees, 344
Does not Analogy prove that Bees should be kept warm in Winter? 345
The next best place for wintering Bees, 346
Evils of wintering in the open air considered, 347
But little risk with good stocks, 348
Effect of keeping second-rate stocks out of the sun, 348
Effects of Snow considered, 349
Stocks to be protected on some occasions, 350
Do the Bees eat more when allowed to come out