The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-09-07
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| ~. . uuIiSdlOI, Invented DY COl IL N
OnVer, OF Salem Mass. Ills instrument is used
toparalyze bees by the smoke of fungus (pnf BALI
and save the lives of the bees by uniting them
with other swams, See Albany Cultivator, Aug,
Sept, Oct. numbers; 1911. The Fumigator is a
sheet-ron box, holds pints a tube each side
with sirainer like teapot, so that when the
fungus Is lighted by lamp, cover put on tight,
| the smoke is blown into the hive.
Fig. 10 is pruning knife made of steel, spring
tempered much in shape of the drawing, TO cut
| combs vertically.
Fig. IL is pruning knife like the former, vary
ing IN nothing except The blade is turned in right
| angle, TO cut combs horizontally. (See Albany
Cultlvator Sept. No., IS4l.)
Specification of the uses ofMe Perfect Bee
Hire and Non-s,carmer.
LIST year, give the bees no more room than is
contained Ill the lower apartment of the center
hive unless the swarm weighs over lbs. Then
admit the bees into the collateral box first.
When this is nearly full of comb and bees, the
boxes in the upper chamber may be used, and last
of all, the bees may be admitted into the colater-
al chamber. As the weather grows cold and the
bees recede from any of the boxes and locate in
the center hive replace the stops so not TO com
pei the bees 10 warm by their animal heat, any
more space than they occupy. This point can
not be too strongly urged. The vapor breath of
the bees should not be allowed TO freeze in the
hive, and it cannot otherwise be when the bees
are compelled to warm more space than their
population needs. Animal heat in populous
hive keeps the vapor warm, so that it collects on
the sides of the hive without freezing, and runs
down and discharges itself at the bottom the
combs are kept dry, honey warm and nuirltlve.
Feeding should be attended 10 before cold wealth
er comes on strained honey filtered into empty
combs and laid in the chamber, soon finds its way
into cells below when given this season, and
the owner is doublv paid for all his expense. II
the canal boitom-board is used, take off the ai'
Unstable cap before it freezes on, and let it remain
off while the cold weather lasts.
I'd year. put on the adjustable caps and keep
the young brood warm; take them oil OCCASION
ally; they are perfect detector. Ventilate as
the weather grows hot. As the bees increase,
remove stops and let the bees into the collateral
box. Now watch the thermometer occasionally.
The heat should be 500 more ic the chamber,
or there is danger of chill among the young
broods. If the heat rises in the chamber TO co.
the bees may work through the canal in the col
lateral box. Give the bees room by admitting
them into other boxes as they increase. When
the thermometer rises TO $50 or 90e, begin 10
prepare for an artificial swarm list, see that
there are eggs and young broods IN the workers
cells in the collateral box now insert a slide and
remove the box eight inches so that another col
lateral can be added TO the center hive; stop the
canal enterance and ventilate the box; take off
the ad Unstable cap on the top and pour in tea
spoonful or more of water three times day for
or days; see the inner screen is not so COW
cred with propolis not 10 let the water among
The bees or stop ventilation; prick holes by the
use of an awl or sharp nail. As the arrangements
of the bees are made for Queen in the collateral
box in three or four days. the entrance through the
canal is opened aud the bees work through the
season aud are attached TO an empty hive as soon
as cold weather prevents the bees from going out
for the season. Remove no stops till spring. and
then only, as the increase of he bees demand ]
have made artificial swarms by this principle OF
management, with perfect success: but after all,
where hiving bees is convenient. prefer natural
Swarmng, as the pr gress OF the Aplary Is more
rapid under the swarming system. An attempt
for an artificial swarm should never be made eX
cept in the swarning season, which usually lasts
onlv about II days in the same Aplary from lis
commencement. If the hive is set fer honey only,
veniilate the collaterals freely so as 10 keep the
Queen in the center hive, where her young brood
will be most comfortable. Commence pruning
the combs the third year, by taking away one
third of the combs so early in the season as not to
remove eggs. Prune every year alter this so as not
tocornpe the bees to raise tueir Dung IN cells over
two years old (See Albany Cultivator, Sept No.
IS4I.) Double, treble G. quadruple small swarms
at swarmine until a strong colony Is obtained, or
take their Queens away and the bees Will return
TO the parent stock which is better. TO prevent
swarming, watch the thermometer in It's approprI-
ate place. Ventilate So as not to LET the heat
rise above 1902. If air fails TO reduce the heat,
take away boxes Of honey and add empty ones.
Ii NAV be necessary in some cases TO exchange
By giving empty collaterals. As soon as the
swarming season is over, there is no danger OF
swarmng Weak and thinly populated hives
should be united by doubling in the fall, as soon
rs the bees have done raising their young, so that
| the animal heat will expel the vapoor, keep The
! honey warm and nutritive, the combs from mould
! ing, and the bees from freezing. Two weak
swarms united will not consume pound more
| honey than either would alone. See Albany Oul-
iivator, Aug. and Sept. Nus. lS4l.
REMARKS Screen wire should nailed the inside Of the
hive 10 neycnt The bees from entering tube OF Ventiat9rs
except those bottom boards and collateral chamber . H.
hottom board cca Of lime paste should be laid on The
bottom board Fig T. SO as 70 max & If h lime
and the hive moreover the causuc oi m
is 50 unendy to insects that no Moths esss WIN
ever hatch there The sd ?. sd with lime where they
unite also cracks and open joints should be hed WIN IL
~ 10 remain minute had been whewashed within
| SIX months. -. - - shod r,r,,
air IS very important all around the hive One hive should ne
er placed another Hives OF bees should De Iet a
and SCI hack or feet hall ORA wide on the back
side boarded up tight in the rear TO prevent any rake OF
prefer tight partition betwHi each hye 70 chen, ice
house is GOOD US any good bee hive well made and wen
housed will last an old worth one noaf Ioie
10 mi bees in than one which But volume cannot
be published here reader who adopts my system must DC
rred to my Manual bees New Ed Published by weeks
don Co Boston, Mass managing swarming hives and the
Albany Cuyato nonswarming system generally, until
experiment will warrant new edition. . -
five dollars enclosed the proprietor, postage PAID WIZ Sc
cure an individual right all classes hives except where
have sold territory hive that can sell
| opy the hives that patented in lS4l. -
An persons bought and paid five dollars for the
hive will be all classes of hives for one dollar BY
designating name and date of his certificate
rAn publishers Of newspapers and periodicals, VINO VIII
publish the of the foregoing advertisement and send
copy proprietor will be entitled to one Individual %
the hives aorsaid Cuts drawings and illustrations Oh an
classes of hives will be forwarded to all purchasers i VI
charge. Territory be Offered liberal terms ,yrrvs