This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VIII WINTERING Beekeepers annually sustain a heavier loss from cold than is generally supposed. In fact the loss is probably much greater than even the beekeepers themselves realize. The actual colony loss for the United States is said to be more than ten per cent. and it is thought to be no ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VIII WINTERING Beekeepers annually sustain a heavier loss from cold than is generally supposed. In fact the loss is probably much greater than even the beekeepers themselves realize. The actual colony loss for the United States is said to be more than ten per cent. and it is thought to be no exaggeration to say that the actual bee loss is near fifty per cent. The fact that a colony of bees is alive in the spring really means very little as far as success is concerned. There may be enough bees in the hive to conduct business as usual but they will not be numerous enough to prove profitable to their owner when the honey flow comes on. Really successful wintering means, or should mean, that the bees live through with but little loss of individuals and in a strong healthy condition so that they will start promptly to rear the young bees for the next honey harvest. It is understood, of course, that all of the old bees that winter over die before the next active field season arrives. They serve only to start the new generation, but unless they are strong in numbers as well as in body they will fail in this very important function. The subject of proper wintering has perhaps produced as much discussion as any other one phase of beekeeping--and that is stating the case about as strongly as possible, for beekeepers are prone to discuss their troubles and success with all the avidity of an invalid at a health resort. Through all of this historic discussion run a great many references to the "winter sleep" of the bees. They are spoken of as animals which become dormant in the cold season and pass into a hibernating state similar to that enjoyed by the bears and other animals which curl up under an old stump and lose both consciousness and...
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