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Coulee City Dispatch
Coulee City, Grant County, Washington
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Francis Jager of the bee culture division at University Farm, Minn., advises keeping quiet bee colonies in cellars until pussy willow and soft maple bloom to prevent losses from cold winds and storms during their flights.
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Bees which are getting along quietly in their quarters in the cellar should not be moved to locations outdoors until the pussy willow and soft maple are in bloom, says Francis Jager of the bee culture division at University Farm, Minn.
To take them out the first warm, springlike day is to invite heavy losses on account of cold winds and changeable weather. In their search for blooms the bees fly long distances and if overtaken by chilling winds and storms they are unable to reach the home port. Delay in moving them will save much of this dwindling, as beekeepers call it.
The rule then is to keep the quiet, orderly colonies in their quarters as late as possible - until there are blooms nearby for them to work on.
Exception to the rule follows if the bees are noisy and in bad condition. All such should be placed in their summer locations as early as possible and given a chance to clean themselves.
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Bees which are getting along quietly in their quarters in the cellar should not be moved to locations outdoors until the pussy willow and soft maple are in bloom. To take them out the first warm, springlike day is to invite heavy losses on account of cold winds and changeable weather. In their search for blooms the bees fly long distances and if overtaken by chilling winds and storms they are unable to reach the home port. Delay in moving them will save much of this dwindling, as beekeepers call it. The rule then is to keep the quiet, orderly colonies in their quarters as late as possible - until there are blooms nearby for them to work on. Exception to the rule follows if the bees are noisy and in bad condition. All such should be placed in their summer locations as early as possible and given a chance to clean themselves.