The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-11-10

Fest Retf0d Of separ1tjaF.-fof The purpose
Of separsting a nen swarm u bees ffonh an old
nue. WIN shttsntlg ~ nrrftS l. Rtsf'a'
hive a little. aud blow mo the hive u small
quan Nv of smoke. Noblcjo smpke i,eng pf"-
irrabls.l which tenders DE bees docilr and
harmless. sathai they nsv be managed Wit
pp,lect safety Poi Remove he hive from the
flooring. o. other place @ when Il ,tands iutn
n bottom upwards upon the eround place oVet
the hive u sheet, ~ other cloth. aud a sufficient
nj In IS OF cloths 10 rrnicr the hive dark a
'light hnmmating 81 humping Is then 20 hr
nade upon Inc ends Of the sticks which ruli
Though the hive. winch will start The ees ira,m
Sfbe ceutfe Of the hive; III hammetinE is then
NJ he Continued upon and bout the hive, near
Che ground The bees will, by this means,
b. driven 10 the tnpF and attach themselves to
the sheet The sheet is then to hr ralsed fr"in
theFentfe oi The hive the sheet mus be raised
~lroAsrAe hive slo"l, q gradually, u as fast only
asfAs bees wi f1ollov II az. the hamme ing up
on the hive 10 be ror,mucd. The bees In ten
oT Il teen minutes viii ucariv an he attached g.
the sheet. 81 hen IT'S 10 be cunovea ent'tel, ifo n
the hive. aaA spread upon the ground nne end
Of the sheet is To he raised upnn u block. or 9th.
er substance. about one foot high. 81. Place
an empty hive upon the raised pnfi II the sheet
on the block place a few bees nenr the empt,
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attract the others. They then arr TO he allow
Cd to run INTO the empty hive 1ntll a sufficient
portion OF them lmv" taken possession ol the
n W hive, aud unit the queen bee IL d scnysrcd
II practicable. Tie bees are made 10 pass INTO
the new hive SLOWLY. nv removing the hive a pro-
per dlstanCe from thnm, which affords a bettct
oppo tunltN OF discovering the queen bee they
NAV ais he made 10 go COW ' by partlp cover
ing them with II cloth. The queen bee may be
known by the dark ess of her color. aud thr
brisk movements nfihe other bees about her,
and the sloWneSs OF hrI movements @1th. II too
gIeata = nnttion Of IN" bees should haee pas
Sc ito the new hive. III queen Is Ia be taken
aud safely krpj u al the swarm can be sepala
I'D aud property apportioned. when T. queen
bee is To be returned 10 the new hive. 9th.
he remainder OF the bees are Ia be rstur.
ned 10 thu old hive, where they all pro vide
themselves with another queen bee. St, Ate,
the s"a,ms are property arportloned, the hives
are TO be plhcfd ufon their stand, whore both
sWarmS "ill conImence the lahours oil the sea-
son
Second method Of separating The hives are
TO b. IN lie i a size. aud at eide boards, aud
about twelve inches 81 nrr iva sticks are 10 be
pla ed each WY through the centIe. Seats are
10 be put uude add nra the top board, a. thin
half an inch of each other Some INN before
the hive shall be filed by a swarm al brts. an
other iivr 1.-THE S ne SIZE ~ Ia be placed under
II, without a top board. but with seats fine
comb VII he fastened 10 the seats. When the
lower hy i, iall, they arcpo hr separated, hen
the unde. liise Is 10 have "a top board attached tn
It by cirnis; the cheats TO run Que aud Il ball IN
chcs above the SIDE boards, the bette, To accom-
modate another hiv". The process may be con
t""rd Gom tune to time as may be deemed ne.
Ccssnfy
Til" first oflhe nj, We methods is prcierablr.-
The hone, may be taken from the hives by eth
81 of the above NOTES either by removing a
part OF The honey, and dividing the bees, as ~
bove described. nr, Nv placing all the bees IN the
new hive, and removing all the honey.
FRANCS KALSEY.