Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-03-30
MAXIMs TO DE ADOPTED by THE BEE
KEEPER.

read on the subject of Bees, is that Of Robert |
Hush, on their "Nn,ural History and General |
Management" The author differs in many
respects from Huber and other celebrated Api- !
arans, and boldly marks out and f,llows his
own path. We publish below his Oath chap.
ter, without, however, adopting all his scnti.
mcnts. Il may furnish numerous valuable
hints, and lead to further inquiries and investi-
cations on questions still unsettled, aud on
which best observers disagree,
We have repeatedly referred to Bcvan's lit.
tic book ON the Honey Bee, as containing the
ccst information within narrow compass, and
at low price.
Hush is a bold ozpcrimcutalist, and has re-
ally made very entertaining book the no.
vel,v of some Of his views will make our Bee
breeders brush mp their old rccolcctions and n-
pinions and inquire, whether or not they be all
corrcct-Editor Of Farmers Cablnct.
!, a hive is composed ofthrec kinds of bees.
lst. The queen, who is the only female, and
lays every egg in the hive.
Pod. The drones. amounting in number from
GOO TO 1000 according to the population of the
hive. They !ecundate the eggs of the queen
being the only males in the hive, and arc k Il.
ed by the working bees at the close Of the
breeding season.
Sd. The common working bees, who, being
of the ncuter gender, take no share in the pro-
creation of their species. They collect the
honey and make the wax, and may be calcu-
lated from lC00 10 COCO in every hive. In the
summer the numbers are considerably aug
men,cd.
II. The bccs never allow but one queen in
a hive, who begins to lay her eggs about the
end ot January, and finishes about August or
September.
ILL., The young queens never lay eggs in the
parent hive If there be not a sufficient num-
Der ofbces to form a swarm, the young queens
arc killed
". A swarm without drones is not of any
value; when droncs arc wanting, about two OF
three hundred to be taken from the parent
hive.
V. A hive which has droncs in the winter
generally perishcs.
VI. A weak swarm will weigh from one &c
two pounds a middling one from three to tuul
pounds good one about five pounds; and an
excellent one from six to eight pounds.
VII Bees deprived Of their queen will not
work and will perish if there he no royal egg
in the hive from which the queen can br born.
VII. The laryn of the bees arc about SIN
lavs in completing their growth, according e
the state of the weather; they then take Tho
form Of nymph or chry,a'Is, in which they re-
main abou, fifteen days, when they emerge from
the cell perfect bee.
NJ Eggs are haIchcd succcssivcly in hive
and when the number Of bees which have o
merged from the cells be greater than the hive
can contain, they lorm what is called sWorm
which is always accompanied by Young queer
but never by the mother queen
| y. There are no determined signs for IN,
departure or a swarm. ltrencrdlv takes pac,
! from the hour of ten, a. NJ, to about two p
NJ. A swarm seldom deparrs in windy wca
! thcr, and never during rain,
n 4 swarm never TO be put up in an ol,
/ hive.
XII. \ hive that has thrown oA'orc swa-m
will generally throw oil'a second, aud third
/ the latter always 10 be returned 10 the parcn
/ hive.
NlII. Thu greater the number Of swarme
I e., / 100. - a., .,,,.,,rt,, ,Gh h,rrv