Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-06-03

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Al nay, ii ~ uiI .rtaN:n tho cultivation Of
hose useful i7,s.c $ anil having succeeded tuily II
INV ,,neeteI5aS u-,oa tlr plan hntI have adopted,
,h;nk ,hat u ie- hin's on M sr',j,ct, drawn hon
,,,, o,y. eynercncc, may not he unproh ahio
, .ioel ,sf winlrr Doctnr SIN: MS lite IrcatiSc
-, Res m V-s 81 vii pic isrl with his observe
t;nns t1st j tsrn1eI 1t One Ia cnt"r urou their
cultivation "A ct5ding'Y, ob,aincd tao rood
hives cafly in March and r,tE wei thHn into tie
5nrr,ts OF two eparas bn. dn.s, One into IA three
sio.v hrie. >tor. in the compact part OF lhc town
f.,nfs,., tt,r NORTH an,i The n+ ~ };to 10Y dwelling
nanSc situated II tn >ctttatea aiI open STU
atIon ait, f,o ltin., thr ea-t---hs have managed
then, rather tilt1 sse4ty VA relate the history OF
each md. =, conceive, in order t. sully under
stand The III ,tier, the f,I~cs oal the reasons Of
them. shout De ret,!ol, as w4Il MS in" successful
nart OF the experiment. In the commencement
badour "a lure M ! il " esusGd by the neglect
of ltvinr tlo4p one s.'npc fact IN the treatise
have rc-d tor of, III that ind heard tie subject
hal n. vor iearne'; latt ices trtO ret tg in tic
Aort
have assumed she r4y-ct plan the best TINT
Is hoa,lng II bees l. The hlsho~t nHrt tho dwell
hntoroa. ha0sa. The advantages ofths plan over
any olhcr conceive to be hosc:
Incy are thus kept perfectly dry, comfortable
and healthy.
family and Other aenoyanees, which often inter
rup their labars Nine have so far oecn uniformly
good naturcd having us yc; never stung any Of the
family.
They are n11re convenient to approach, either to
obtain lheig hlaey or for inspection.
l.yc ads.s.od the plnn of keeping them in n
LARGO box OF hty rather than that of letting them 90
at ln,ge IN the garnet, as having them under better
c3etlo tn7n # they were in the open room Now
10, the history Of the swarm in The brick building
tn,alr u .doNs by mailing som strips Of boards
ga tie II rs across which laid wide board
Ths AS placed ABOUT four feet from a large 10 ar,
through which were bored half dozen holes Of /
iuchcs diameter. The room of course. was quite
dark no light coming in except from these holes
| set the hive, one OF the common wooden KIND on
this board leayinya space sufficient for them to
iight upon in font Of the hive, very SIMPLY sup
posing tn y cou,j ly well enough from the door
hack and forth u the hivo inside In short tn's
as the warm weather com ncn'cd. tho bees came
out in sfea, numbers and played around the doo'
ia the air. Butin afsw days they disarpeared,
& as they ceased to Nv al all dnrlus the succeeding
fine weather was led to examine the hive. II
was almost empty of inhabitants, not more than
Gill of bees being scattered among the comb, IN
which was several pounds OF honey. soon loaha
.out that although the bees eou'd ma 'hc'f way
FINN the hive through the door into the air, yet tor
wan, OF a conductor. thcy could not lnd theif way
bach again 10 the hive. or course, IN this "dYen-
,ure, Has bankrupt But purchased another
hive and commenced again
| then altered my gaiows, and removed 1t close
10 lie door, and lad board across II witch car :
up snug to the door directly at the edge OF the holes
BY this operation, the bees could walk directly from
their hive to the open air and take wing ueh
placed the hive about fifteen inches back from Tue
door. The hlye was very populous ana hvey =
They immediately went to work, ana as Inc sea
son progressed, greatly increased IN homoets'
The hive was soon filled 10 overfowlnS put as
the room. was entirely dark, they showed no disIo
siton 10 swarm, but commenced building COMP on
the outside of the hive. then toN the hive 'ha'
had failed cleaned the comb, and set II III the
rear of the inhabited hive as near as II couio DC
placed, and raised them both On little DOCKS aooo'
half an inch high, SO that the bees could nave ffef
access 10 both. They Immediately commenced oP
eflons IN the empty hive, and in very IL" Gay
made several piers Of beautiful white conn., sh'
stored ii with honey They still had no "iSfo-
sion to swarm, and lnc easing so rap'dy IN n'''
bers that feared they would be unnanaSe ap'o
determined to alter my plan and set them ~ 'r'H
accordingly made one six feet long ana one 100
high and one foot wide. with too partitions lhsuc
making three rooms. with COMMUNICATIONS iron
-eno to ,ie other See description OF the hfs' n!'e
Slirese rooms held upwards Of oasAo' ea''