The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1821-05-23
From the Albany Plough Bowl
MANAGEMENT OF BEES.
sANDLAKE, MARCH 8, 1872

face the morning sun; for the sooner
the house becomes warm, the sooner
the bees will begin their work. The
best method of constructing the house, is
to set posts firm in the ground, from six
to eight feet apart, lengthway of the
house and to each of these, post a
feet in the rear; small pieces of timber
to be framed from post to post, for the
support of the shelves. If the house is
intended for patent hives, one shelf is
sufficient. lffor common hives, two or
or more may be made the lowest one,
about twenty inches from. the ground.
This will prevent mice and other ver-
min from disturbing the bees. At each
end, and in front, there should be folding
doors; these at the ends to be opened in
the warmest days of summer. This will
create current Of air through the house,
and enable the bees to continue their
work without interruption, during the
hottest weather the door in front 10 be
kept shut during those days in February
and March, when the sun shines warm
upon the south side of the building,
which induces the bees to venture abroad
to void their excrements and get water.
AS soon as they come in contact with the
cold air, they fallupon the snow and are
lost. Many ahive, almost full of honey,
has been deserted in this manner. 1t is
very necessary that bees should de salt
ed often, with fine salty during the
working months. This will conduce to
the health of the insects, and also improve
the favour of the honey. The worm
that has proved so destructive to the
bees in this part of the State, may be
prevented from making its ravages, by
simply raising the hive two inches, with
blocks, one under each corner: This
will give the bees an opportunity to clear
the hive of this pest, and othersfilth, and
also keep the hive cool.
A few hints on the hiving of bees,
think, will be of some use tc those who
are not used 10 their management. If
the old hive stands in the sun, the bees
will generally hang in clusters outside of
the hive for several days before SWARM
ing. If the swarm shows indications of
going of, they may be stopped some
times by drumming on a pan, or any
thing that will make loud noise this
confines. them. But most generally, if
they have place chosen in the woods,
it is out of the power of man to stop
them. If they do not fly very high,
they may be followed by throwing dust
among them.
When swarm lights upon tree or
bush, they should be hived as soon as
possible. The hive should be perfectly
clean, and rubbed over with a solution
of salt and water, and the flowers of red
clover.
HandkerchieE.-We have received
from Colin Gillespie, Esq. of Glasgow,
formerly of this city, two handkerchiefs,
the finest specimens of printing on cam
brick ever produced. The design is
complete fac sinile of Binns's superb
print of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence, and contains the signatures of the
iilustrious signers with great exacmess.
In one corner is a representation of the
"patriotick Bostonians dischGrging the
British ships, in Boston harbour" of
their cargoes of tea--and in the other,
the surrender of Burgoyne to Gates, at
Saratoga. In branch Of laurel. on
each side, are inscribed the names of
Hamilton and Putnam, and the Likeness
ses of Washington, Adams and Jeffer-
son.-The only deviation from the
print, is the omission of the portrait of
John Hancock. NJ Y. .4dvocote.
A new novel, by the author of Wav-
erley, to be entitled I" The Buccaneers"
Is announced as in the British press
The translation of Kenilworth into
French, appeared in Paris in the month
of February.
An odd Featre.-A sheriff Bardull, of
Ohio, advertising in the Wooster Spec
tator a thief who broke Jail, says, /" His
lips are thick, his mouth large, and when
he laughs his mouth is much the shape
of capital D."