Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-03-21

the full one 90 or 80 rods, and let them renal.
in this inverted position until morning. (maL;na
this process in the EVENING" then il Inc hopAs
have not all or nearly all left, | start off ,be vs., :
board iii in the old box hive) sufficiently Wy
10 blow in a little fume Of birthstone but n.y.
the improved hive, smoke them O little thtonol
the chamber floor after removing the drawssa
and they will return to the new hive if in m.
place Of the old one, and there as a swa,"
newly hived commence anew their labots
This should be done In six or seven DAYS l,o.
the first swarming, unless wish for The ssc,
ond swarm; in that case ] transfer the secoNd
day from the lime of ID swarming. If a b~s
does not swarm seasonably, | should transc.
as soon as July. As soon as October. / rs;'.
the bottom board enough TO prevent the b.ss
from entering the hive only by a small ape,ln,s
in front, the object Of which ! have slreaJs
limited at, namely, TO prevent their robbins.
When | discover them thus engaged, nv 6rss,
business is to ascertain where The bees beLonr
which have made the attack. To accompEss
this, | dust them freely with flour. then II d.
cover any that are whiiened with the -four. emf,
another hive, | Immediately take a stick mad
sharp at one end and mutulate their comb.
sufficient 10 make them some erlra labor .;
home sometimes il answers every purpose I,
change the location. Fol- instance, If A attacks
b, | put A in the place ofB, and B in The placs
of A. had last spring an instance where
four swarms had made an attack upon ons
swarm; they had removed most of the honey
before | had observed it in this case, all NV
efforts 10 save them seemed fruitless. NJ,
several days | shut up the hive from which
they had taken most all Of the honey, and IN
giving them liberty would forthwith leave their
hive carrying with them their own store into
the four hives before mentioned. On examina-
ton | found there was not more Than a pint Of
bees left, and 6 or Z pounds Of honey, UPON
which ! carried the hive about . ID miles.
there let il remain one month, after which |
removed il home. They did not swarm but
gathered SO pounds of honey. Bot TO remedy
the evils of robbing, in every case the apiarian
finds the most perpleXing Of all the labor he
besiows upon his bees. My rule for veniiIatinp
in cold weather is the same as in warm weather.
except ! remove the drawers from each cham
Der, returning them The firstol Nav, remember
ing in every case 10 keep the chamber doors
closed, so as TO prevent the escape of bees and
injury from vermin. In closing my remarks,
sir, ! wish here 20 express my thanks for your
kind indulgence while | have endeavored 10
tell the simple story of my short experience in
the bee department, so that the child may ''go
and do likewise" ! I'm testing the hive as in
NAtN ~ ~ RRhNo, - ~ lpih, III liBul vi
which ! believe you own throughout The Co.
Of Windham. W hen | have sufficiently proved
it sir, | will certify you more. The specimens
of honey which | have here produced, were
made in the hive invented by J. NJ. Weeks,
of Vermont. ! have enlarged the chamber of
said hive, as you see by the drawer, which
weighs more then forty pounds. ! know sir,
that there has been objections made here 10
day that this drawer is much too large-that
so much honey together is not so soon sold as
The same quantity in smaller drawers. Well
sir, we will admit this TO be so, since claim no.
thing on this ground. And since without some
honey, bees 10 us would not be very profitable,
| think then sir, you will agree with me that a
large Jor Of honey is not 10 be reckoned among
the sorest evils. lcommenced last spring with
II swarms, two of which were in the old box
hive, and have taken this season 42l pounds Of
honey, without the less Of bees.
had intended to make some experiments in
July last in relation to bees, that perhaps might
prevented. WILLIAM WHTTCOMB.