The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-07-11 00:00:00

BEE-KEEPING IN DOLISETSHIBE.
To the Editors.
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HAVING lately adc7p-ted-a-ve;Y-ti-seful method of fad.
Mg bees. I hops your readers, or those interested in the
subject, will aooept • few more lines from me, as they
oil find the plan save them • great deal of trouble.
Instead of closing the two-inch hole on the top of the
stock, either with a piece of wood or • bung, have a this
pieris of perforated zinc in the holes, but smaller than
snisll shot. At the oorners have sharp pins so adjustedl
that a slight pressure will drive them into the wood to.
Eva.), hive; before hiving your bees cover the holes withi
I*, o inunence feeding immediately, by placing • wide-
mouthed bottle, covered with a cloth and tied tightly,.
the bees will coon find their way through the cloth and
, will soon empty the bottle. It should, at the junctiony
have a bit of wet rag round it in order that the food
may be kept fluid, and hinder flies and vermin from
helping themselves. This plan requires very little at-
tention, and has the advantage of causing no dis-
turbance, which is often the case by other methods. In
ill I have attempted or written upon this subject. I
have studied merely modes adapted to oottagers •' it is
, their interest alone I have considered. All thit hives
, advertised by makers are ninthly beyond their reach
from their expense. The Tines Bee Master, in an arti-
cle in the Quiver, allude to my directions I presume,
for it is precisely as I pointed out in my earlier note.
, In the present mod* of feeding, the use of two bawds
is melees- as he prescribes, and the perforated sine will
answer all purposes until the raper is phuied over the
Mock. It will then merely require, when the hives
are made up for the winter, sufficient carpeting or ola
mats as formerly recommended.
The original ides may be found in the "Bee-Keeper's
Manual," except that Mr. Henry Taylor's board at the
top is flush with the form of the hive, or rather resting!
on • rim about an inch inside, but this plan does
not answer both. There should be plenty of room for
the super, and there should be no obstruction to the
passing a piece of thin iron or tin between the boards,
and in all these matters the cottager need go to no
expense; all can be done by himself; his pieces of per-
forated Moo may be about three or four inches square;
' he can describe • circle in the centre rather less than
two inches, another within that, and punch holes neatly
round each. The plate should be as thin as possible.
By feeding in this manner another advantage es
gained; he may make his entrance for the bees in the
floor-board if be wishes, • plan always; recommended by
the "Bee-Keeper's Manual," though I newer was able
to make pretties' uses of those directions, Miring
usually adopted feeding at the entrance.
I also found that when severe weather mete in and
many bees die, the tetragon becomes choked am with
them and they are very difficult to clear out; • serious
objection, because if many dead bees remain in the hive.
the hives of the whole me in great jeopardy.
Our bee-keepers this year will have a very exceptional
one in the unusual desire of the bees to swarm, so far &
proof that tapering hives does not prevent swarming
always. Most of my hives were capered before that
time, yet they all swarmed—sorm twice, others three
times. One hive swarmed itself entirely empty, the
Wooed ewarSing leaving ten or twelve pounds of honey
in it, but I did not discover the fact till the following
day. There appeared no reason whatever for tbeir doing
so. Everything was clean inside, and after extracting
some of the filled combs, I placed another colony in the
same hive, and they are now thriving and healthy.
From this tendency to swarming, It will be reasonable
to judge that the swoon will not be a good me for
scouring much hooey.
I remain, yours, Ise., _
WELD TAYLOR.
Paw= by Steam Power, and Published for himself sad
the other Proprietors' The CHURCH AND COUNTRY
Iftwerurau CONTANY, LINITED," AR their Rgistered
Office,March-street. Dorchester, by LILIAN
W.VLLACIS FITE, or saliskrary Villas, in the County
of Dorset,
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WEYMOUTH.
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41-.!.-• • Tuglgatpas no business to call for the interference
*-1: of the, ifogistrates at our borough minions on

Tuesday. -
&woman SERSIONE, F. id.v.-Befwe the Mayne -
Wethem Will., a men-of•waes noun, for beige drunk
and remise en the quay on Thursday evening. -as
fined Is. and *Dd.., and Is. fur daniagin.: the cell.-- PAM.
—Dominic D euey, s. merino, for being drunk and
riotous tie meeitens evening en, fined 124., and, in
.defatelt, wit satimmitCed for eeven cloys.
COUNTY POLICE, Mendeay. -Before ft. H. Swaffield
Req.- Charlotte Honneell was charged with stealing
£1 7.., belonging to Robert Lengford, of Wyke.-prose.
cator, who is an invalid, lodged at a beerhou•e, kept
by Jessie Legg, where prisoner also lodged. On
Wednesday she was seen by prosecutor doing something
with bis clothes, laying by the bed, aad on examination
it was discovered that the money in question was
neiseing. The polies were informed of the eireen,
stance, and prisoner was apprehended, but only
ted. were found upon her.- Remanded.
WEYMOUTH AND DORSET COUNTY ROYAL RYE IN-
-oar TIRMAIIY. -The 29th general annual meeting of this in.
esee, stitution was held at the Board Room on Monday, the
Mayor (Captain Prowse) occupying the chair. From the
report of the committee to the subscribers, it appears
that 80 inpatient.' and 118 e outpatients have been ad.
"Meted to the institution during the oast year, which,
with 49 on tl'e books at the tact annual meeting, in eke"
a idtal of 449 poor persons who have more or less ex.
rpedenoed the benefits of the institution during the pro%
Eir esr, rod whir,h makes • grand total of 8.812 sines its
,estahliflnnent. The medical report stated that out of
etke 393 epersona admitted to the bsnefita of the iostitu-
ttion during the past year, 165 were males and 233
'females. Of the 449 ander medical treatment 306
' 'had been discharged cured, 47 relieved, 27 not re.
:hayed, 22 irregular in attendance, and remaining
,on the books 48. Of the 8,812 persons admitted
to the institution since its establishment in 1836,
'7 284 were out., *dente and 1,428 in-patients; 7,380
' had been discharged cured, 862 relieved, 386 not
relieved, 136 irregular. and 48 on the books. From the
'treasurer's report it appeared that the di.bareements
• had been £129 14e. 7d., le.ving • balance in band of
£lO6 14a. 1011. Th. receipts bad been £235 Da bd.,
including a legacy of 2100 from the late Lord Ileheater.
Votes of thanks were unanimously accorded to the ,
officers of Mao institution for their riervioes, and to the'
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Mayor for presiding. 1
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(*WITT PLITT SERMONS, Friday. -Before R. H. i
Swaffield, 11.46 Eliot, H. C. Goodden, end C. Wood,
&qrs.- William Stevens, Hannah Bags., Nathaniel
Stems Richard atone. Rich•rd White, Joseph Stone, of
W3ke Reed, Richard Moore, of Portland; and
Netheniel Garnett. of Preston, were severally fined fie.
each for being drunk and riotous.—Levi Courage, of
Chickerell, charged with carrying oat bread without
itian
&teeing weights and scales, was fined Ig.—George
Winter; of d, summoned for riding on a wagon
without hiving anyone to lead the horses, arm fined
2•. M.—Themes Norman, of Chickerell, for a "igniter
stiffens', fineed 24. 64. --Charles Such, landlord of the
?ailing Tavern, Portland, was charged with keeping
- ' -. hour opeis for the rile of beer during prohibited
_emirs. 1 police effeser on Sunday morning, the 18th
'of Juse,mnapred defendant's tap-room, where be found
?three ales with a cup and several gla,ses on a table
before them. Visa Bush put three cups on a shelf and
'covered them over. He smelt one of the cups and found
it contained Iretr.-The Bench fined defendant 30.. in.
eluding cora —A little girt named Otter, six years of
age, was charged with damaging a parasol, belocvng to
another little girl. On the first Sunday complainant
seen* out with her parasol, as alte was returning from
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udsy school, defendant pulled it beak over
and split In so do
her shoulder, ing. Corn.
piainant's fiabilAaM it - is. fel to repair.-
The Bench ' Otter to pay the la. 64.,
which she d - I, of Portland, was ms.
maned by Gee** ' , alloy, for amaultiog him.-
'Complainant's beallife and another little boy were
efightlog over sornelisseldea. Complainant took his
thresher's pert, =another boy, who was em-
ployed by defendan set upon complainant, and the
-dispute ending in t thrashing sempleinant for
keeping his boy sway from work.-The case was dis-
astroad.
dajwi.u.e.-Waterloo•plaoe.--4, Rev. W. Healy; 6,
Mr. and Mrs. Reinter and family • 7, Mrs. James; 9,
Mrs. Hewitt and family ; 11, Mr. and Mrs. Green.
Bennswick.haildlnp.-6, Dr. and Mrs. Scriven • 8, Mr.
Old and family; 9, Rev. and Miss Langdon. Mrs: Cross;
1.1:11, Mr. and Mrs. Bird and family, Miss Somers, Miss
Kirby; 16, Miss Thornton • 19, Mr. and Mrs. Powell
sad family ; 20, Mr. and Mn. Hovrt. Victoria-terrace.
-2, Kra. Balaton, Ceptain and Mr*. Thresher; 3, Mr.
and Mrs. Reiman ,• 4, Mrs. Ames, Mrs. Crear ; 5, Mr.
J. C. Houma, Mrs. Schenk; 14, Mrs. Hobbs and
family. Belvidere.-4, Mr. and Mrs. Oval and family ;
Captain and Mr.. Tree- and family, Captain
Bkipwilh ; 9„ Colonel 12, Mr. and Mrs.
Tyndall and family - - V. and Mrs. Allen.
Royal Crescent -3, ' 're. Roberts; 6, Mrs.
Tenn ; 9, Mrs. John.
; 11, Rey. R. White-
r ; 13, Mr. and Mrs.
and Mrs. Wilmot;
Gloncester-row.-1,
and Ys. Highmore,
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Mr. Jones.
and Mrs.

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Mrs. Bernard, Mr.
Bey T. H. and