Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-13
ON TIE MANAGEMENT OF BEES.
By J. Doienes of IIl,nfinp,on.

| For seven years have btcn co llectinr H. for.
iha'ioh concerning the proper management of
bees, As usual, with devotion TO any pariit..
| ulaf object, my labors have been nbnn anti,
reeompensed. The increased satisfaction /
have taken in study ing the nntule, and obsea.
wing the habits of THESE lutte industrious rrea-
lntes. has independently of other oonsidera.
iions. bcen sufficient 10 induce me 10 spend
many is'suie hour IN watching them nj their
hiVes, IN following them TO the fields, aud in
racing oat thur habitatious in The woods
Leaving Ter nature and habits 20 others bet
TEL qualified ihan myself ! shall oondne my
ffmafIs IN giving directions for their manage.
ment.
Earis IN the spring. from deficiency in the
si'rk q winter honey, the bees OF one hive are
ON lnnnn - foh ihose of another. To pre-
vent this, kuom ofno better way than TO max,
ihe entry hDle OF The hise that contains the most
| money, so small, that II will bnrely admit them
h g in and out Bul the greatest objee, which
sh nid claim the attention Of every one who
has the charge Of bees, is 10 ptaveni their de.
| shucllon by WORMS. Perhaps two thlds oil
| the bees ON the island have, within few years
beea destroyed 10y The insect called the miller.
II enters the hives and lays eggs, which soon
produce worms III such numbers as To- destroy
TIE bees or drive them from the hives, loprr.
vent the access OF worms, the hives should be
! pttfeety light, aud have Dnt one whole nj the
over efge OF the hive !, The continual passing
| u The bees will prevent them. But the most
sure way I'll keeping lhnm oui, isl have n well
made hive, tosetyery level bond, which snail
PROJECT out III front OF The hive seven inches 10
| heve "A channel or groove about ten inches
long and Two wide, nnd three cighlbs oil an Inch
deep, cut in this boal And thcn have boa ii
. aponiionr IneDps " ide nailed over this groove
outside ol the hive. The bees will enter thu
| h'e ihtoueh this groove---lhe entry hole being
AZ hoen dnlance Uour nchcs) from ihr hive,
, 10 KIND OF insect will ever enter. hive obsel-
we'd that bees Inch deposit their honey IN
| trees very generally have worms among them,
| II The hole rs laige VI there are Two OF three
small ones But when the hole has been small,
have always found the honty pure aud free
| ilom worm Besides this great advantage the
bees are less annoyed by tue dust and leaves
blowing IN during dry weather, and ,aln beating
III during heavy stoims All kinds oil dit are
very offensive 20 bees. The hives should br oil
| new clean Hoalds. To have them quite clean,
Is much brtler lhan 10 rub the inside with su-
gar, OF sal and wa'er. | have known bees 10
| Tor axe hives which were made Of boxes which
once conlalucd fish or some other oily sub
Sauce. The empty hives, during winter
should be IN some place where they Can he kept
| from dit. particularly from mice and rats
When the Lees sN arm and ligh, on the limits
| OF trees, they should moi be shaken of violent
| ly but the hive should be put near them or the
| limb sawed oil.
The next object Of attention is TO luke up the
honey without destroying the bees.
| The old method Of killing The bees TO get the
| honey is very bad one--it can be easil avoided
| About the first OF July, OF as soon as The bees
begin 10 lie idle IN be front o. the hive, take
| IA hive OF the same dimensions as the one they
are IN, aud bore IN the top Oft, as many holes
as you can, about an inch IN ameter-raise
| tnear the dusk ofeveoing) thehiye tina, contains
the bees--pni ii over he one that has the holes.
The bees will Immediately descend into the low
er one, and will soon fill IT with honey. II the
hive is fixed according 10 the above dlreelions
they viii 20 ont aud enter the same hole thai
hey did when filing the FIRST one aud thu,
| they viii notbe disturbed III the least. But when
| the hole is made IN the side OF the hive itself
you are under the necessity OF stopping IL up
and making them pas. through one with which
they have not bern acquainted, In the tall aflel
the bees have done collecting honey, take of
The top hive and turn IL bottom side upward,
place the edge OF it near tho entity hole and
leays IL and enter the other lake a piece oil
board OF the proper size and screw IL on over
the holes. By this method you eeta hive full
OF 6ne honey, and sufheiency in the other
| for lhe bees to 1--we during The winter. UnIess
the bees have second hive 10 fill they are ii,
! good seasons, almost entirely idle alter July
Tor want OF raom To store their money.
| By this method OF anagement, bees are rem.
dered very profitable. Iwoyeafs ago bought a
swarm oil beers, on the limb Of tree, for three
dulIars and II quarter From this one | have
five others. winch independently OF the honey
they have prodeeed mt, yaile al lwenty eight
dollars. Aud should the Ia ee following seasons
prove favorable snail, from lIds one hive, have
bees enough TO support my family From one
hive Of becs, can generally get two others
very year. Al a moderate calculation, ! shall
have, IN three years. sixty hives, and should
The season be favorable. ! shall have one hun
died. When my number oil hives Is sufficiently
IN ereased, each one will every season, produce
honey 10 the amount OF seven and "A hall dollars.
Long Eiadd Jour, Of Phiios.