Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-04-04

that il will barely admit them 10 90 in and
out. But the greatest object that could
claim the attention Of every one who has
the charge Of bees, is to prevent their de-
struction by worms. Perhaps two thirds
of the bees on the Island have witl.in q few
years been destroyed by the iRscct called
the miller. IL enters the hive and lavs
eggs, which soon produce worms in such
numbers as to destroy the bees or drive
them from the hives. To prevent the ac-
cess Of worms, the hives should be perfect
~ tight, and have but one hole at the low
or edge OF the hive the continual passing
OF the bees will prevent their entering. But
The most sure way of keeping them out is
to have we'll made hive, 10 set very level
on a board, which shall project out in
'front.' OF the hive seven inches, 70 have
cnannel or groove about ten inches long.
and two wide, and half an inch deep out in
tbs board and then have board abou,
TOUR inches wide nailed over the groove
outside Of the hive. The bees will enter
The hive by this grooyc-the entry hole be-
ing at such a distance -four incl,es) from
The hive, no kind Of insect will ever enter.
1 nave observed that bees which deposi,e
Their honey III trees very generally have
worms among them, il the hole is large or
II there are two or three small ones. But
when the hole has been small have al
ways found the honey pare and free from
worms. Besides this grea, advantage, the
bees are less annoyed by the dust and
leaves blowing in during dry weather aud
rain beating in during heavy storms. All
kinds OF dirt are very offensive 10 bees.-
The hives should be of new clean boards.
10 have them quite clean is much better
than to rub them with sugar or salt and wa
ter. l have known bees to forsako hives
which once contained fish or some other
oily substance. The empty hives, during
winter, should be IN some place where
they can be kept from dirt, particularly
from mico and rats. When bees swarm
and light on the limbs of trees. they should
not be shaken off violently, but The hive
should be put near them, or the limbs saw.
ed off. .H.
The next object Of attention is to take
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 ca
silly avoided about the Is. Of July, or as soon
as the bees begin to lie idle in the front of
the hive, take hive Of the san,e dimen-
sions as the one they are 10, and bore in
the top of it as many holes as you can,
about an inch in diameier-raise (near the
dusk Of the evening the hive that coin
tains the bees-put it over the one that has
the holes. The bees will Immediately de-
scend into the lower one, and ill il will.
honey. If The hive is fixed according TO
the above directions, they will go out and
enter the same hole that. sthoy did when
| tiilug ti,o is.s. QUO !, and thus they will nor
be disturbed in the least. But when Il,
hole is made in the side Of the hive isscl
you are under the necessity Of stopping it
up and making them pass through one with
which they have not been acquainted. In
the fall after the bees have done collecting
honey, take of the top hive ant turn il
bottom upwards, place the edge Of it near
the entry hole, and by humping little the
bees will Immediately leave it and enter
the other. Take piece Of board Of the
proper size and screw j. in over the holes.
BY this method you get hive full
of honey, and "a sufficiency in the other for
the bees to live OH during the winter. Un-
less the bees have Ii second hive to gil.
they are in a good season almost entirely
idle after July, for want Of room TO store
their honey.
By this method Of management, bees arc
rendered very profitable. Two years ago
bought swarm Of bees on limb Of
tree for 1926. From this one have 5
others, which independently Of the honey
they have produced, 1 value at % dollars
and should the three following seasons
prove favorable, I shall from this one hive,
have bees enough to support my family
From one hive of bees / can generally get
two others every year. AT moderate
calculation, shall have in years 60 hives,
and should the season be favorable, l shall
have one hundred. When my number Of
hives is sufficiently increased, each one will
every season produce honey to the amount
Of seven and half dollars.-Long Island
Journal Of Philosophy.
How TO DE RIcR.- The secret is not in
earning, but in. saving. Almost any man
can earn money, but few can keep it. A
small sum is disregarded; yet larger one
is only several smaller ones united. Un-
less little sums are laid together, how eau
there ever be greater one ...a
Suppose person saves cent every day
at The end Of year, hs has 80 65---a.
The end Of thirty yeats about 800 inclu-
ding interest. How easy is il for any man
to save "a ecu, a day How many can save
ten cents Il day-or $50 SO u ye"r-or
about $1,000 in twenty years. including in
terest. ...... ..... ....
He who spends seven cents upon some
idle fancy--for instance, in drink, cigars.
fruit, SIC. should ut the same time reflect,
that he thus throws away the interest Of a
dollar for "A wear. Are there not often oc-