The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-11-13
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An able aud very us,ini ,ayiow OF The T1r-
mers Manual i~RriGa,Hs u Irtahss on the nun.
d%genieHi oj Bees, by EGDEhIck BUTLER was
published IN tne last nu ,bri o. ia, North Amer
ican h'Hiew. We would r~epuhlisiI Al length
tins valuable essay, We g We not pressed for
room, AND sensible thai II is allcady in The hands
OF MANY OF cur read Is. We viii. however. ex.
tract some oil The mnst practical observations,
which nav ~, W. ben hcaI 10 SOM, who are
not IN the habit of per6sins the work from
winch they aie taken.
=" A hy ought n TO be considered AS the
house or habr'aiion OF the bee, for even in the
forests, where there may be supposed To he n
bnndance OF hollow tet> iited to Then purposes,
bees have bull iAejr cells on the under side of a
stojt b,ancn aud they have neglected tue con-
venient form Of well constructed hive, 10 at
tach themselves 10 thu cave ola house. 81 10 the
inn r sides Of a chimney. The nature OF tins
part OF their instinct goes 10 fartheI than 10 We
cure a iuHl ront, 20 which tueV can attach The
Cells. aud a firm position thai shall protect the
cells tom the sun ami ram.
This faculty orlnstinct. is snmeilues at fault;
for we often hear ofthrlt adopting In s,rangcsl
aud most unsuitable emen for the runsiIuc.
ton OF cells. \ hnSsar's cap, 50 s-sUrndcd nom
q moderate SIZED branch Of Il Tree. Is 10 he aEi-
lated by slight winds. was hie d VIII comb aud
bees. Auv hung, in hort, - rrr ma, thr habi-
ta'Ions Of nan, OF IN the forests, will serve the
bses Tor Il shelter 10 THEN combs. "
W have, To- seyei wears. had 4 litlp col.
nv under ~ INN diatr inspection, and - ho.
gan ON prrsnunl observation with the hppwir des
OF all rlH' ancient aud mod. RI theorists havs -
vanccd, IN trldiion 10 the habits customs. aud
manners oftl,is Won erGll inse I w. camr 10
ti,at, ,.tt,s,t,i,. "A M a mind Inclined ptH
all that was marvellous and laucilui, and viii an
ardour ihat 5 ven va 5 have not suiGiutd al
thoIgh theory after t1rots has nov mrited n
"aV, AMI most Il the woa dars an enigma nave
been solved, aud reduced 10 the CieaIeat aud
most simple partirIiafa. On wonder ADD nd.
miralion, although ~teptt'td 81 the charms oil the
fancltul legends III winch ihr history of the be-
Vas emjodlti are AL, nndlmm sh'd, nay, in
creascd or ntlrVa Inn I thought and feel
m. has been produced b, the study
After reject nc all The (ancifuI and marvel
Ions speoutarluus OF tie t},oor SIS, there ave still
several material poiuts unsettled, on ia &c Of
which We ptop ST 10 make II lew remarks At the
present time
3" LIST. The most modern aud the most ration
al theorists differ IN rheir opinion respecting tse
accuracy OF the facts, thai are stated in relalIun
to the queen bee's leaving the hiye ~ any other
time, than whrn she goes forth with n uew
swarm.
ID. Th~y dispute, likewise. on tho posi-
billy Of the bees making a queen bee from II
neutcr, wuen circumstances require il,
Sd. They are ; Ill X GRANT, "he'hor the
drone perform the Office of uutSe 10 the iaryD
when deposited in the different cells.
"On the FIST point we ventnrc TO state nnhcs-
itatinglv. that he queen bee neecr ts0ces thc hoe.
L.y - -. Il =, r,.a--4 - t. L.
Ter then states The facts and observations, which
enabled him 10 arrive at that conclusion, which
occurred during six successive years. With Ie.
gard 20 making "A queen bee rom "a neuter, he
observes that
When a queen bee ceases 10 animate the
hive, the bees are conscious Oh her iDss after
searching for her through the hive, for n day or
more, they examine the royal ceIls, which are I
"A peculiar COZ s,ruCtion and reversed IN pusniou,
hanging vertically wit The ,Uoutil undernc9 ia.
II no eggs nor iar.e are 10 be found IN these
cells, they then enlarge several Of these cells
which are appropriated to the eggs OF nenters,
and in whrh queen bees have been deposited.
/ hey soon at zach a royal cell 10 the enlarged
surface, and the queen bee enabled now TO grow
protrudes itself by degrees into the royal cell,
aud comes out perfectly formed to the great
pleasure of the bees.
The third point unsettled, and which is like
" to remain forever a secret, rs, whether the
eggs ofthe queen are hatch"d after tile manner
OF the eggs of Gshes, whether they simply are
animated by incubation, o; nv the care and nour
ishmrnt bestowed ON them by the working of
! nenier bees. Od this poin, experiment has pro-
we'd notbing.-Ihe greatest diversity of opin.
ION exists. There are upwards Of a thousand
writers on The history and policy ofihe bee, yet
40 two have other observed or reasoned alike.
cite little work, the title Of " hich We have
refxedt 10 this article, called the Farmers
| AIannai contains in a small compass, as much
/ rftne minntir ot the infringement of bees "a Is
recsssar, to the common cn'iisator. NJ. But
! her Is a scusiblc, practical writer, ds well or 9th