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

Clayton-bridge, Apairv, near Manchester, July 30, 1863.

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Dear ant 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 fall with their own weight if they have auy honey
in them, as the bees. when made 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 Nava 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 will do) with
holes in just small enough to prevent the bees escaping,
and, when tied securely, turn the hive gently up, but mind
that 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 he a gratification to ma 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. CARR.

Lincolnshire, Aug. 13, 1863.
Dar Sir,—lt is impossible for me to return you suffi-
cient thanks for your information about taking bees to the
heather. I purchased s Aue 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 put on some straw in a light cart, and
the pony trotted very quickly for about five of the miles over
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 iu
presenting you with a new stock.—Yours respectfully,
Mr. Carr.

I have made no mistake, as " Socdolager" 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, it 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..—Wu. CARR.

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