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


purpose The bees now, instead Of An directly
though the space IN the windaw II Tie egtaaee %
the old hive as before, although IT MONDAY
when did 1t, a. GIFTED the window sill, and til
lowed the board placed there 10 receive them IN
mediatry up TO the entrance of the now hive, an
from that moment entered them As regularly rs u
they had never known any Other not one, that
rococet, attempting TO fly up 10 the old hive AZ be
fore. This was another conclusive evidence e
nc that bees will not IN any distance in the dark,
although they will travel some feet on smooth
surface after aghting, to theit habiiatlon.
Here, however, wish To make n passing re-
mark 1t Is better always To have the entrances
to the hives rs close os may be 10 the lighting pla-
ees and if dark room or earret be used rs bee
house, let ho hive or swarm he MT 10 exceed
eighteen inches or two feel from tn outer entrance,
aud sD!ooH toa'd Arrays Ptt6tl ffam The oHift
en- 'raace 10 ne dire iiseif My reason for II -,
tha, the bee ON returning 10 the hive, IL generally
loaded and iauguc', aud every facility even to It's
labors 10y cuttug short lis tras,l, renders the task
easier Il is certainly impossible for bees 10 no So
much labor if,hr pas4og to thor hive be difficult,
us If 1t were otherwise THIS is known irem actual
observation.
A = the bottom board of my new hive IS hung
with hinges on the back side, and held up by hooks
and staples on the front here It projected about
four inches to allow sufficient room toi the bees To
alight upon could often rs necessary, inspect
tn, abors Of the hive by letting II down aud look
lng at them. They forth "ilh commenced building
comb in the new hive, and in very short time had
covered the whole upper region OF Tie hive, nnd
down below the cross sticks for supporting the
comb filling considerably more than half the hive
with it, Alter four or five weeks, the amount OF
comb did not materially increase but the bees stu
l.h,rcJ md carried ia honey and h brend While
,h,. so,,,n Ios,,1 Noenemot hes b,en made to
swarm The ,Ironcs mads thsir appearance in
ln,se n,nh r. at the u.ual ti,nc, md disappeared
IN Scnt,,nh.r In The carly part of October. fin
limo 'L.. now hiyc ,nito heavy. concluded to
,e "a, fine old one and transfer the bees all 10 the
o,her acco,J,nelv. after tark, lifted off the old
o,c onicklv while NV man. who .ssisted me. i'm
Mi ,taly IiL u ,ovrr ayr the holes through the
Ton, al, ~ .,, o IN ,,rev,nt the cscanc al the bees
that were in IT, then turned the one Ind taken
oa' inside dawn and set il ON the floor cYpcc-
ting next morning to see the bees all leave it,
far rho one That renamed and lcn them for in.
niph,
Next rmrnin,. although elear aud sunny, II was
ma, vc,v vyain, and found the Old Ave yer9 full
ofI..s and clustered At tic top Of line comb, ms it
now stood iur,ytel ON the floor. They Appeared
hs,less ana lc while the occupants Of the new one
er h,sy ,s ,,supl -, lhcir labors. seeming not at
all IN not,,c ,hc removal of lheir fellows To rid
the old hive O, its tenants. WIS pow my object,
,rnod !, lo,yn ~, one si,le anl pI4aaa II near the
,,,,,,,. f., tho other nui rnfIpad hpfl o. it; but
nv ,.,,, M no,,c, uC r. only ~ a continual b1z
4,,,, nd,,.li7o clo.er together taso, with an
inch hole nnsb IN ,en board
nj nu T,dinlnr,-c ouontties Of tobacco smake to
,,.;,n ,h.,, on, p,, this did M soai Ihqy still
al.
,l,, / observed was to makc N m drunk or
ut rho, IN. X the. nxe and wen; 10 work in
,aaI oornes, nrlcd of the top board, which
A., a., ..,n,1 hut no, " Il6oal breaking
,,,,,,. the comm sin found could mol take ii
-, ,.;,,o,, ,,r,,t l,se and ,rnpble. lhen dellbc
ra,olv win the axe. pred ard spt The hive apart
- !, uoeor no volue go that the whole contents
,,.. ,no, IN brand c,rpact masses before me- Tho
bees did not Offer to sting ot disturb me ana tle
a,.pg y,,orous movements that | could perceive,
we,c a rr,p}ar nnd systematic eliot Of the bees
i, IN. o,ber hive. to uun,cr the old one, ard
a,,,a, cil IN, bon,y thfv coall pre.oac III.
ain, or o,cr,,ion was fully agreed upan as the bees
For, rho old hive Immediately Joined the others as
,hoy g.. orc discnpapcd from the comb now took
~, !, r;cce p,e lime Of the comb, which although
old ana black. was toleraby filed with honey, and
ni,b - vino brushed off the bees on 10 the entrance
board to the new hvo. This as the comb was IN
some instances broken. and the honey dropping ont
was rather sticky job and many Of the bees
verc nerlcrly cnyeloped in and fell in large CON
nec,ed lunches on the boOrd Tins, however, was
no disadvantage to them. The others quickly re-
l,cycd them Of oil the honey, who, MS soon rs they
were dry, imrr cdiotcly went 10 work also The pro
cess Of taking out the comb brushing OIL Inc noas'
took me upwards Of hall an hour ahd accomplish
a. INIT f. n u
wood a hundred in a,.4, A COOL deal Of honey
,n, d,onn.d m ne floor, bot tie Ices took il up
oerfc,iy clean, and deposited 1t IN then hive. The
amount of bees that, took out OF the old hive was
two or six onnr,s. and Fl ON Appearances | should
!. H. ,,o ,,s many IN the ne. one There