The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1828-11-29

pounds. The WHOLE therefore, ought to weigh above
fifty pounds in November. All over this quantity can
be taken out to advantage, as the wax becomes very
dark after two three years. The whole of the
combs can be thus renewed in the course of four
years. the bees replace them early in the spring.
We omitted to mention that the length Of the back OF
the hive is twenty-five nches and of the front twenty
eight inches, and that the floor projects in front about
three inches, thus forming an apron or platform, ON
which the bees alght before they enter in at the little
door, Models of this hive have been sent to several
of the horticultural societies of Europe, and they are
getting into in this country.
When swarm is to be hived, the hive is put on a.
movable frame which is easily carried to the tree
where the hangs and this is proved to be the
easiest method of hiving swarms as the screws are
taken out of the and the hive lifted up to the
swarm, into which they are shaken. The frame and
hive then placed the ground, and the cover IS
gently laid on and screwed fast to the hive. Little
sticks put against the apron and rest on the ground
serving for ladders for those bees that fell to the ground
when the main body was shaken into the hive. Bees,
from the moment of their leaving the hive when
swarmng, until they fairly settled and at work IN
new habitatlon, stupid and confused. Tins arr
ses however, from the precarious situation OF their
queen. If she fall into the hive when the swarm is
shaken in, all the remaining bees will soon lind their
way to the entrance for peculiar sound is emitted
by these insects when their queen is present IT, how
cver she remain the limb, it will be necessary to
shake it again over the hive the bees will leave 1t
to fly up to the place where the queen is. When the
bees are quiet in the hive (Which is ascertaned by the
number that lowering in front OF the entrance
on the wing, and by others venlating the hive with
their wngs,) the top can be covered with sheet'
doubled several times, to keep off the heat OF the sun
The hive must remain in the same spot until eight or
nine o'clock in the evening, when two persons can
quietly and gently convey it, frame and a to the apl-
ary and place the hive with great care, between the
oists where it is permanently to remain.
Hives should be made and painted year before
they are used as the smell of paint is disagreeableo
the bees. The smoother the boxes and hives are IN
side and outside, the better both for the health OF the
bees and for preventing the deposit OF the eggs OF e
miller. We must except the roofs of the hive and OF
the box, as they should be rough for we have ascer
ained that the propolis beeglue, does not adere
so closely to a smooth surface at all times
And here we would remark, that it has been tle
customs from the earliest ages TO rub the nsiue OF e
hive with handful of salt and clover, or some other
grass or sweetscented herb previously to tne swarm
being put in the hive. We have seen no adVahtagem
this on the contrary it gives great deal OF unne
cessary labor to the bees as they will be compelled TO
remove every particle of foreign matter from the mVe
before thew begin TO work clean, cool hive, tree
from anv peculiar smell or mustiness, will be accepta-
HE to the bees and the more closely the hive JOIN
ed together. the less labor will the insects have, whose
first care it is to stop up every crevce that light and
air NAV be excluded We must not omit to repre-
hend as utterly useless, the vile practice OF making an
astounding noise, with tin pans and kettles, Wheh the
hoo, oro suarmnU II NAV have ORIGINATED IN some