The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-27 00:00:00

BEES AND BEEKEEPING.

(From the Field.)
REMOVING BEES TO THE HEATHER—Your correspon-
dent " Socdolager" appears to have managed his bees very
badly in taking them to the moors; and as it is my object
to preserve the Jives of these interesting, useful, little crea-
tures, and to encourage bee-keeping, by showing how they

can make a good profit out of their bees, I cannot better
cony nee him that swarms can be moved with perfect safety
than by publishing a correspondence that I have had since
my instructions appeared in the Field of July 25, whibc
will show him that other people besides myself can carry
swarms any distance if my instructions are strictly carried
out (as " Socdolager" rays that loss is sure to ensue if
swarms are removed to the moors, and ha warns all bee-
keepers not to remove swarms). A gentleman in Lincoln-
shire wrote to me on the 29th July, saying that previous to
seeing my instructions in the Field how to remove bees to the
heather, he had removed 13 swarms to the moors, and the
combs broke down inseveral of them, and the bees were all
drowned in their own sweets. He says :—" The plan I
pursued was, I took the hives gently off the stands, and
tied them up in a thin piece of calico; and they were con-
veyed very steadily, but you appear to prefer carrying them
turned upside down. My bees are in flat-topped straw
hives. I shall esteem it a great favour if you will drop me
a line with some further instructions, as I want to take
about 20 more hives to the heather."

Clayton-bridge, Apairy, near Manchester, July 30, 1803.
Dear Sir.—l am sorry you have had the misfortune to

lose some of your hives and bees, as it is very discouraging.
The new combs, especially in late swarms, are as brittle as
glass, and break down with the least shake when heated,
and even tall with their own weight if they have any honey
in them, as the bees, when math, up with the finest calico,
get excited, and the heat ascending to the top of the hive,
soon heats the combs, and they give way. But I think, if
you will follow my directions, you will meet with no fur-
ther accidents, as I have taken my bees to the heather
for many years—part of the way by the railway, and then
six miles over a very rough country—on, and suspended
under a carriage, and I took them again last Saturday with-
out any accident. Fasten your bees, especially your swarms,
in a covey of very open net (strong cap-net Ns do) with
holes in just small enough to prevent the bees escaping,
and, when tied securely, turn the hive gently up, but mind
thst the edge of the combs are at the bottom part as you
turn it over, otherwise the comb will probably bend or break
with its own weight and the bees upon it. When turned
bottom upwards, the combs all rest upon their own founda-
tions, and the heat always ascends, and so escapes through
the net, the inside of the hive is kept cool. Swarms always
ride the best suspended ; with old hives the same amount of
care is not necessary, as the bees varnish their combs with
a sort of glue, and when they have had brood in the combs
the cocoons left in the cells again strengthens them, so that
they become nearly as tough as leather, and you can knock
them about as you like, provided you give them plenty of
air. it will be a gratification to me to hear that I have been
the means of saving you your property and the lives of the
poor bees, and am, yours respectfully, W. CA.E.R.

Lincolnshire, Aug. 13, 1863.
Dcar Sir,—lt is impossible for me to return you suffi-
cient tbanks for your information about taking bees to the
heather. I purchased some strong cap-net, and conveyed
my bees as you directed, and I had not one accident, and
they all arrived safely at the moors. I had some of them
suspended, and others pat on some straw in a light cart, and
for about five of the miles over
the pony trotted very quickly
a very rough road, and, as you said, the hives were kept
cool, and there was not a single comb damaged in any of
swarms whatsoever. If you should at any time be so un-
fortunate as to lose your bees, I shall have great pleasure in.
presenting you with a new stock.—Yours respectfully,
Air. Carr.

I have made no mistake, as " Soodolager" imagines, when
I advise a full-sized hive to be placed upon the top of the
old stock when I want to take the old hive from the bees,
and leave them in the new hive when they return from the
moors ; as by that time the brood will be nearly all hatched
out in the old hive, and the top hive will be filled with
sealed honey-combs, which will ensure the bees' preserva-
tion until next spring ; but if the addition was placed below,
the bees, perhaps, if the weather was bad, would not have
placed any honey in the bottom hive (as the bees always
fill the top combs first), and in that case you could not
take the old hive from them.—Wm. CARR.

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