Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-06-13
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show how i've swarn1s' out OF six may be
drawn, whom they are in the act Of swarm
ing, directly into the hive made ready for
their reception. To effect this, every
thing must be prepared before hand; the
hive well cleansed If il happens 10 be an
old onc-the- better way is to burn cut
with straw. The time that bees swarm Is
Tor The most part, in this section of the
country, in the latter part Of May and fore
part Of June, though have known and
saw myself on the fourth day Of July Of
the last year, two swarms come out and
declare themselves independent Of the
mother hives, and formed themselves into
Kingdoms, and although it was late in the
season, yet they did welt, and collected q
sufficient quantity Of honey TO keep them
selves through the winter. As have
mentioned heretofore, the hive must be
turned up and brushed out every day, es-
pecially in the fore part Of the Season, bnk
as the time for swaiming draws nigh, this
cannot be done on account Of the increase
and the crowding numbers Of young bees
Which Gil the hive to OVERLOOKING. Indeed,
when tho hive is thus full the bees cleanse
the hive themselves, and drive the worms
out. 1t becomes necessary. in this stage
OF their existence, to watch their movc-
ments, as they become very restivejust be-
fore swarMing, md are often seen issuing
forth from the hive in great numbers, and
running up and down ON the outside Of the
hive, and seem TO be impatient for the
time TO arrive, when the young Queen
shall give the signal for their exodus from
the mother kingdom. When this signal is
given, the whole Of the young swarm rush
firth with great impetnosiiy, many of them
falling to the ground, some Of which mover
rise again, owing TO their being too Young
or some defect in tho wings. which. have
not before been tried and proved. And
here again it is necessary 10 watch the
swarm which is coming out, lest their
young queen should be among those that
fall to the ground, and not be able 10 rise
again. When this is the case she viii be
seen running on the ground, aud generally
with number Of bees directly in her trail,
following hard after. She must in that
case be taken up in the hand carefully, and
carried to the hive prepared for the recep-
ton Of the new swarm, and placed where
she may run into the hive. II will be seen
that the whole swarm viii soon gather TO
the hive, and enter in after the queen with
apparent demonstrations ofgreat joy. As:
this seldom happens, we will not dwell any
longer upon il, but pass to fulfil the case
promised.
The hive being wen cleanscd, let il BE
placed four or six rods in front Of the bee
house, on an old table or form, or board
laid upon blocks, so as 10 elevate il little
from the earth, leaving one side Of the hive
raised an inch from The stand. 10 the
morning when you are confident the bees
will swarm in the course Of the day, take
small bunch Of bee-balm and dip it 10
bowl Of salt and water, and rub your hive
thoroughly, inside and out, until your balm
| is quite worn to pieces, and leave the hive
on ,he stand let it be the business ofyo4
family TO have dn eye 10 the bees as often
as they can, and the moment they are seon
beginning 10 swarm, let some person 60
quickly with another small bunch Of balm.
aud rub it to bits on the outside Of the hive,
and leave it for the bees as soon as possible,
for they will be gathering around the hive
before you finish rubbing it,--thay will
light upon the hive and take possession
thereof But Should 1t so happen, (as it
does sometimes) that they manifest an un-
may be genily scraped down on to the
stand with stick, aud this may be repeat
cd until they will enter the hive.
Ii will al once be seen that this Mode OF
lliving bees saves much trouble, and often
much difficulty, and sometimes not a little
fear, as il is known 10 every one that this
small insect carries deadly weRpon.-
The last season kept through the winter
two hives Of bees only |; they sent forth
three swarms each, every one Of which
were drawn directly into the new hive 10
The manner above described. ,Gen. Far.
Nrw-YoRK, June 9.
All the speculations entertained in Paris
on the formation of q ministry had been fall
sifed. No cabinet was yet formed, nor
would the construction Of any be again at
tempted until after the debate in the CHAM
Der Of Deputies on motion Of M. Manguin.
object of that motion being for aD address to
the king, praying his majesty instantly to ap-
point ministry.
Hitherto the king had not been able to re-
organize the government according to his
own wish, although he had prevented every
combination which the opposition proposed
FLOR rcconstructing it on their plan. II was
believed, however, that the impending dis
cussion (of the question just alluded toy Would
demonstrate that the parties comprised in
the coalition were not we'll bound together
and that in the division in the Chamber On
the subject, so much of disunion among them
would become apparent as to justify his ma
jesty in proposing fusion Of |" the centres"
las they are termed the effect Of which
would be to ensure majority sufficient for
carrying on the business. To q cabinet 90
formed the king would Of course make no
concession, so that he would have achieved
his great obicct,-that of ruling absolute -