The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-08-28

as mas Oeea thoroughly tested that strong
stocks winter better, aud consume less hon.
ey than Veuker ones THIS may appear
strange to the uuiuttlated, ye, il is true,
for the reason that the bees are less expos
ed II strong stocks 10 the various winter
changes Of weather 10 which our climate is
subject. few warm days IN winter will
pu, The whole Of small stock IN motion,
whereas a strong one is much less affected,
anl when once aroused from their lelhargy
they consume double the quantity Of honey
shat they % when 10 state 0, que,ude.-
But setting this matter entirely out OF the
question, there is sc, good reason for hay.
ing larger hives Bees in their natural
state throw Of generally at first, swarns OF
a size that nature teaches them are bes,
adapted 70 prove prosperous and Il mat
tors no, how large you furnish hives, where
they swarm sh.,h is seldom IN very large
hives, the quantity OF bees IS DOT IN proper.
| ton to The SIZE Of the hive, bu m accord.
ance with the laws OF nature. Now, to
come = The point sIth as few words as pos
slbe, have found, from practical demon.
strat0D, THAI hives one foot square ia the
cica,, conform more 10 the natural require.
men' OF bees than any other. Ii IS con-
sldera,lon with aprarads who make q 5u-
sIness OF The sale OF bees, 10 make their
hives much less than iu,s, aud thereby they
increase thelr profits. have an instance
o! the deplorabIe effects OF this, 10 tic case
Of neighbor, who wen, 10 great expense
IN t-aJing bee houses, which he flied With
"palca, hives, llom wei. known an,ar.au
Of New \ 0rk, on the principle Of 5 BY 10,
or somewhere about this size, at an enor.
nous cost and now, where are they -
From six hives procured several years ago
be has only one now remaining. and -.-,.
1910 Inai oUC, solitary and alone,
throwing out an occasional pale, sukly bee,
\ quest Of ,ood, while the air Of my prem
ises vas literally vocal with musgc,' and
The furious GasbiUg uhi. that Iesouuded
abou! my ears as approached them, gS.
log Indications Of poser, ylgar, aud pros
| porily-I say, when saw tins great dit.
/ ference from positions only few rods dis.
laui, grieyed thai darkness should sc, hoy.
Ter over tAs aPiaries Of thousands who seen
indifferent to their success, consider success
as a hager 81 chance rather than u science.
havng spoken Of The eti-c,s Of tee snail
hives, | VIII Gov give my experience 10 too
large ones,
! 10 1872 had Q few hives made y BY
Is inches, IN the clear. ia speaking Of
The SIZE Of hi4es, refer to the body d
the hive lyf the dwelling Of the stock, With.
cat any regard to ehataro termed super,
for sJorfymg) found lha, il took ,he
/ bees two seasons to fill them, and v hel
filed they did oct swarm Of ell some sea
soas, for this reason, that hos ever great lht
quantity Of the bees 10 tho sumner and (aI
there Is Ia a hive, they dSndle away be
/ fore spring to q certain quantity, and thu
leave Q vacant space Of some six inches oil
more, at the bottom Of the hive, 10 I'LL Up
with tho increase Of spring, while smaller
hives ara full, aud are throwing OF swarmi
IN Professions. No. only does tbs relaEc
s"afmins but the queen bee, in whose pow
or oil sWarming hes, surveys the space o
! her tenement, and if she finds that The
whole room can be occupied BY her Yassa,s
sue whether lay the foundation Of no new
I queens. or shen they are brought into tx.
! Is;eEce, sue will destroy them as fas, a,
they appear and no swarm is ever thrown
/ of without queen hence, large hives are
DO. only uaProdlc.go as regards increase
Of s"arms +; Uutthefe will not as much no.
/ n6y he stored IA the 5nPerS N hives Is or
us inches deep, IS in those Of less depth,
! 10. tae g4s-'er obstruction 10 which the
workers are ila5io 10 ascending to tde su-
yer5; tal5 briag the case, Il would ualurll.
y suggest TO our m,als thai 1fJad and shll.
low hives would d. better than those that
are a1gg. square such a. cJus,dcr best.
| TINS would be the case so fat as stori.Yiug
honey Is concerned but It Is important that
they should be kept as compact US possible,
I 10 secure them against the sudden changes
! Of water weather, aud also TO be 10 better
condition to resist the approaches Of the
bsem0lb, taaa az extended surface would
admit d.
Wen, IA regard to my large hives, saw
the la.tacy Of such Dimensions, and concelv.
Cd the idea Of cutting them cH 10 Apul
last, while occupied with bees, which oper.
1'Ion | performed personally, with q CON.
mon aaalsaw, the mJdu opcra1Gt Of which
| "lA give 10 c succeeding chapter, as well
as oi SOME other difficult and peroos per,
torGiences. | sad periigus, Tor, whea a
thousand bees dart @l.h furious ire al oue's