In localities where the stores for the bees gathered during the latter
part of the summer are not of the first quality, it is safer to winter
the bees outdoors. This is a large factor in the placing of the zones
shown in figure 1, for it is quite common in the region south of zone 1
for the full honey to be of inferior quality. It is extremely fortunate
that in both of the zones shown the stores available in winter are
usually of the finest quality. As will be shown later, it is highly
important that the beekeeper pay special attention to the character of
the stores in the hive at the beginning of the winter, and if they are
not as good as they should be, this deficiency should be corrected.