Wintering Bees in Cellars

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GEORGE S. DEMUTH, Apicultural Assistant
Bureau of Entomology
FARMERS' BULLETIN 1014 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Contribution from the Bureau of Entomology L. O. HOWARD. Chief
Washington, D. C. September, 1918
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WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1918

The cellar should be arranged so that the ceiling is below the frost line, and so that the ceiling and side walls are thoroughly protected at all points. The cellar should be kept so that the lowest temperature within the hives is at least 52° F. At this temperature there will be little need of special ventilating arrangements. There should be no condensation of moisture within the hives, and the cellar should be well drained.
Bees should be put into the cellar after a good flight in late November, or earlier in the more northern localities. They should be removed when fresh pollen and nectar are available, usually about the last of March.