The Arkansas advocate., 1831-10-12
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From the National Iateafgencer.
 THE BEE.-.friends Gaies < .Seaton: --ln a No. Of the American Farmer, in February last, there is a communication, that was taken from the oeuesee Far mer, relative 10 the Honey Bee; which, in my opinion, is deserving place in ev- cry country paper every where.
 No matter whether an improvement Is the effect of accident, acgleet, Or the dint of study combined with various ex- periments, it's utility is the same. The. case was thus:
 < A few years since, farmer remov- cd from this county to one of the north ern counties of the State of Ohio; his remove was in the winter, and he took. with his other moveables, hive of bees: and at the end of his journey he located iia m old log house, and, for the want of :a better place. he puts his swarm of bees into the garret, where the, re- nained til spring.
 "Among the many cares of remove into the wilderness, he forgot his bees, and neglected to place them out of doors, as it is the custom; but with the return of spring, and the opening of the wild flowers Of the wilderness, they did not forge, their duty, but gathered hon. ey every day from every opening flow CT" until the hive was full to overflow ing. They found abundant passage be- ween the logs of the house. When the hive was fnll instead of swarn,iag and going oT, they merely removed few feef from the old hive, attached them selses to log in the same room, ard went to work; others attached them selves to the outside of the hive. and continued their operations in open view, in this smanner, for several wears. When the family wanted heney, they went in- to the room and broke off what comb they required without molestation.- Having abundant room in the garret, they never left it in swarms. It is pro- bable that the room was nearly dark, but of this l am not informed. From this circumstance the inhabitants, when they build their houses, finish off small tight room, in the garret, or other con venient part of the house. exclusively for bees, with timbers or braces to which they can attach the comb, having atight door to the room to exclude the mice. <Ge. and ] understand they are not mo }ested by the bee moth, or miller. could much enlarge upon this subject, but time does not permit, and it is quite sufficient for the practical man to i'm prove the hint.
 am yours, respectfully, o. W.
 Now, after all tine attention, care, trouble, examination, and experiments that nave been bestowed on thisarld, subject in various parts of the W and by some of the most interesting men, it is entirely possible, and think very probable too, that the hints given above, embrace the most perfect system of cultivating the Bee. And in all pro- bahility. willrennire hut very little ad- dition, or alteration, to render the Apt arg entirely complete; and, if so, may conduce to increase the quantity of hon. ey many fold.
 ! think there is no doubt, but the se- cond, or at any rate the third story of a house, is higher than the mother of the bee-motb, or the miller ascendsinits noe turnal flights; if so, this is certainly d sure and an easy way to avoid the great est pest to inc bee. Again, if tight, dark room will serve the place of q nun. bcr of hives, and at the same time save all the trouble of attending to hiving ol the swarms. and the loss oi some thai would run away y-and last of all, though perhaps not least of all-save that DOT