The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-05-01
on. THos. nsows's IETTEx W RELATION
TO MARTINS IMPROVED BEE PALACE.
Bethel. Herssosd GO. Apil !, is<k
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Deer Sir. The first time ever saw ths model
Of Martens Improved Dee Palace. Il was eahibit-
ed By Mr. cclsert, a the Superior Court Of Bertie
county, in the meath Of March, 1884, and. 10 use
your expressive phrase, | was stIusk with the ad-
mirable improvement. During the neat week.
the Palace Wa exhibited By him q The Superior
Court Of this county. a which Time procured the
right 10 make one Palace. which GOO completed
and put IN the FIRST swarm Of Bees By the 18th Of
AInl; other swarms were added as could pro-
cure ikem. and On the e7th Of April The siIih and
last swarm was put in. 0nthe iesh Of May, one
Of The caps Was taken out with about ihs Of
beautiful honey in Il; on the se,h Of chs same
month, The cap meniioaod IN my letter 10 MT. Col.
vert was removed, and presented 70 lady IN
wiIiea, Who exhibited h during May Court 70
the admiration Of all who saw H. ] beard Col
David Outlaw Estate solki,or Cor this eireuii)
express himself sisef having sse some Of The no
ney, reia,iye TO the excelleney Of it he remarked
y that there mas as much dihesencs betwssn that
and common honey, as there Yss between swset
and rancid butter" The cap in question was 10
inches long. sinehes derp, and inches thick, and
had in Il l3a be. neat !sney. AZ the time wrote
to Mr.. colyert, had no idea Of taking any more
from the Palace, hutl did remove seeond hive
on the 10Th June, which had in il AZ lbs. Of no
ney, equally rich with that in the srs.h has, "
% this time, viz: 10Th June, I had removed tive
caps and two hives, two only ofwhich were weigh
! ed, the whole, however, weighing considerably
over an hundred pounds. BY the LIST July che
, hive removtd.m May was nearly full Of very rich
honey; soon after which time the Bees STOPPED
-, making honey, as the season cas- rather nnfayor.
!, able. stopped them up in November, and left
them until the middle Of February, since which
: time, when the weather would permit, they hav
been industriously At work, not having consume
/, more than half of the honey left for their winter
4 store. AS 10 the Bec-worm, have seen none in m
Palace, and still look upon Il as complete PR
ventive, where the house is properly put togcthe
; xessrs. Prestcn Perry, VIM. d. Prudcw, John A
. Anderson, w. NJ. Montgomery, and Rev. i. w
;. Hayse have sll succeeded equally a. well a.
e have, taking into consideration the nnmbeF 4
Al Bees put in; some only got parts at swarrns II
but all speak equally high Of the Invention. nj
> Dynun, Of Winton, has a house, though has
no, seen it since last summer; the Bees were the
CT coming out through the holes left to shut of u
&c communication from one hive to an,ther; and
r, fact, nearly every Palace have seen has bee
4. put together so badly that too much space Is lie
\. between the hives and partitions OF upghts; III,
;" very good resting plaza for the worm nAishi
" found. e%
IN The foregoing are my honest convictions rel
Ill tive to the utility Of Martins Bee Palace; and
~ hcviag, eonscientiously, that the improvement
Of great value to Ariarians, shall not hesitate
recommend it to the notice and encouragement
~ all. l will also state, that sm nai nor have
al ever bccn interested or concerned in the sale
ar- said invention, and have no further interest
right in it than to make and use it in my own
mily. TF| IL. = 7 r.
" - lam, very respectfully, yours, :
- THOMAS BROWN.