The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-12-06 00:00:00

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THE BEEKEEPER.

Th. pleasures of beekmping. 1.1. many other enjoy.
am in this world, ei• not unelime,L Waste is the
.Mitrien who hos not felt tap p.in of being sines. the loss
of swarms sad the dteePladotneeletl of owlawwwtsbk
seasons! Note witastandias, ths pleasures of beekeeping
sot mut, sod greet, and many a Mem me enjoyed by
Lovers of Nature in tittither amiss of society, sad it is
evident that the in taken in beekeemeld is now
increitang amongst different classes of this iminnenuoil•
Tots is not to be wondered at, toe a swarm oc stock of bees
is • little commeelly by thessedves, prsesataill liestono
of *octal stid active life—en orgsaisetion complete is men ,
pomessuag instuncts of wonderful industrY and thrill. of
order and cssenlisisss, of courses and self -deface. Many
men oboes. piemures Mei are not telleuess, that recreate
much sad coat ; sad those derived from lesegieeplag
are amongst Mem. I taint It is Burke who says in his
" Leo au toe sublime sad besot.iul, that throughout
nature both the beautiful sad subbne• may b. seen, sod
pleasure derived from bO4ll, •11.3 that Ike lablioto is
ca/culsted 10 gooks the most Mama impression as to.
mind. And doze we not vesture to .sity tbat • close
observer lads is ths apiary things beautiful sad things
subion•—maisthing to sissies mid somethlng so totalities I
It will, I Mint, be admitted by away toot! hare had •
large elutes of expedience, ammo& lema I WITS had eon•
stowable expsruescs, end to Woking back over to. post
to compere too gales and Imam. tee Panful* and the
, puns, I gad that the polite sad OS lex outweigh
' the beets end disappointments. 4tenyirmy be contrasted
but cormot be competed, es the prepondsrutos is all as
too happy sida Th. gimps* fact of ssiog • few
seams of beat bat, in Mr lust 'rri produced kali/isles,
and the study of ismer Waits hoe neat • potential sauce
of enjoyment Yoe health of body and nisteriel waif at.
as well is (Of moots! recreatioa, I Ow. swell Li my be.
In entering my garden ear.y as • summer zootaling
what do! bad I /hat the bete oars been est Were me,
sad ars busy carrying In tat maw necessary for the day
before the new has goes Iran the grime end Wore honey
can to maltersd from the dowses. It press soy ••• •••••
to • hive I boat a hum ot esetteentisst aid activity. Who
ma tell is. how =my asuieless °dims have lees
performed by the bees in their lave while I sad other folds
were asleep! Who ran tilts., that say of the bees sleep
at silt I Lunt me • hive in mull enculuall to And what
progress tits bee have mod. during the night. laandreds
of cells here been built, hundreds ot eggs nays bean laid, and
ass gams is busily occupied an laying may., httedred• el
inaggoU bate boon ettendod to in their cradle esils,
hundreds more hors Wes meld up to order that they
may be ijsiet sod untooleited while they peas into the
chrysalie suits. dote th• home Ills sad afgat work of a
bee litre are wunderluL
Some oil books on bees divide the working community
Into mosses, wed tell us that each has • du waft tunation
to perform. We thee he,. musing bees, wax sad oomb-
building boss, hariel•gothertirs, means* hc. We have
always thought that due idea is too dareepun, or too mock
drawn out. On examining bees returning heft the dells
it will be found that wails misty of tbein haat been
gathering honey sad pollen in Um fields they have also
eemaiing wax, sad four and six plates of wax may
be seen oozing out of or being aureate from ths furrows
of to. abdomen of each bee SO it eaten atm lave. I have
told Ws resders of the Journal el Hortioaltare
the secretion of wax is votanterg en tae part of toe bees,
and ibis voluntary action Is • mervellom fact In thew
history: but! thiak 1 have stated the lam that while bees
ere et aork Inths dads logy um sad often do secrete
wax. It is considered good wort se kill two birds with
ong stung, but bent we KY that bee, do more, for WY
perform three very important luncdoes simultaneously ia
menu! ecturing wax wane collecting both honey and
In noticing the Maass of bees it will be found that they
have fire all keen ant interesting. The nhanotainea of the
five seam of bees batten matter mouth for • large book.
Yew men hive power to grePeis wich this large subject,
but Me simple beekeeper datives pleasure from noticing
and knowing how useful the senses aro tf his bees. He
kaows tier sense of smell is so keen thet they can end
the best hooey within two mile, oi bie gerdiin, that they
can dad honey is the suiell,st 'wets, and that if • sings
drop of honey fell on a iger.len walk Of pram 'AMU it
will not be overlooked or forgotten by his beet He knowi-
goo, they will detect by smell the premises of a atyagAgg
bee litls, hives.
A, to their Powell of eight. Wei can sm and follow •
ericket ball or Stone es fast 114 t can be terown i
hand. An Americangentian/to ti me about
the
o!ut the
powers of died of the honey bit% said Met some flies in
hinnies ood follow and denos round the oars of his
boos gang at • full Valor,. W
with e hove often been
Me Cittlek•••• ths Bigot sag Mos Nia in ltalMk
following an object that provelred them. The swarming of beet Is one of the most intsraitiat and
pleasure-giving outclass of an apiary. I'M first sight or
appearance of dronm every salmon caused such delight in
Bow that be sat down end mad. hinted, w ms whisks'
toddy ou the ocesaion. More &Martine thart Boost
pleased to me drones septet in ths De
appearance indicates thet Dm oafs".
swertnina—A. pirrrigitw, &union. te• preparing for
Bortionlbos. in tee Journal ef

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Rum tars or • lionotutua. —A, t Combo Volt on More'
days the stkziale received her littiesty's warrant cow
rootlet the sentence of death passed as William Osman.
coluvortinitb, fbrratnithato, st the recent suds ~ for the
murder of his wife, at Woodier, near Stockport, to penal
servitud• for life.
"80g. 4. 700 kno• what that can contains r' said a
tramp to • led who waa hurrying along with. tin sin full
of beer. "Beer," responded th• stripling, "Ex .c•ly,"
continued the tramp, 'and that boor contains 'locate,
coccnius indica% corn star* hos meal, sod raw grata
"Matt &II &GM/ iend enough to kill any mall.'
Toe Wort the can down and moved off a little from it,
wtswwwileta the tramp picked it op and was raising it to
his bps, when the boy tatierrupted him to say :—" knit
u afraid of it r "Ira ; it's dreadful to die this way.
oul I don't care to live," and draining It tene ke
hooded the can back. " H.'. • gareer,"- maniere& the
lad at le• walked off, " What a Darras, *seeps dad
Arratarran Sumun.—Latirs Lank about twerear..i,....tpoue
years of age, was charged at the Gavotte
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otuderaooam uponto
h:rr
Rabid, se on the following day Vie
most.,', Ned Ned yellowed some tropia, oa ne the
strongest knOwn, for which there is supposed to be
ilo liwkoll She took • goals of this sad afterwards a
dose of chloroform. She Nouns ineensibie, epos which
her followoervants communicatod with her etaeloyn.
He sent fort another donor, arldorhU admialstare4 no
mastic and also applied Um pump.
eine=
two beers she wee brought bitavrdl
ans. It la seyeased *a that tin isoted se ass.
antidote to the other Tbe i r will rtwauwled.
AN &Unapt was am.* le aott • landlord at Stream%
seer W on Wtiday. A. farmer. tUlin! ten agree
for what= Caper 'were filr 17.
.. Wkitk ia said
to he too moots, iillo'llad UP h 7 hid Trdlioidt kieneeff
farmer, for arrearakf rest lekabeint koadrett
Tha case enciked .
rfflagiattl. as Um
=wail ill i• ba. sat% had 11, meet industrious.
giber man. Darin/yeti
Lon VI. iltiolaegzai
rWen Pooled withrt iseariptirsa_ 1-...'• the
itlstardusgar to tAdlrooduee isironit of
smear, t tee owe I haassoible to
so ant and wake • Urine.,
_es Isaiiik wr,i-To the ,
bidder. A amber of smanbUte U. alio been eon '
With tli. 6141. WW4kwitawiti .1411.6 Otwdows wee sold, boll
the tersitwe low tn. Tin Gain Diatoms Remaika_ T._o6. oas
„nous.
tan of the recent raeskt
robbery at Hatton-
or Nan' bee% fees • few days ago in
• saalistown la Ite Haan. .11 num who
bad fenastiy boss e gs
showed there over tereolvtj'audiUttuiers esams:se.ll.44 447;
I cut odd Poitio meant. He maid Isi-rikdaltl4. ti,' at tbi
diabase
_hi Austria& Is
tug ths uftwki, diambutd roicZybeassseason thhuolthwintlayr.
The Police at 9%1 yintin search of ite
t vessemeor of the
dontmlilts ilibturl4l/els bl/ 164 Mal looted (WIWI : he

Till SLAVS TJUDB.

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The Achairskty to-day resolved a Zaasiber &degrees
reporting thet ow daturas/. Copse's Brewarsigi.
&MA, Lomb°, no atoopia• a slave dhow Artai
Frew* colears. TIM Arab crew ars& resisteaes.kgs.
jag -- -Rats Browssigg sad Wee el the crow, TM dams