The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-06-05
Of plants. Sd. Bee.brsad, which is the
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OF plants. Sd. Bee.bread, which is the
crude farina Of plants not yet elabo-
rated.
XIX. The cells Of the combs are
Of different dimentions. The cells in
when the bees ale bred. are a complete
hexagon, and the smallest in size. Tho
cells in which the drones are bred, are
larger, and irregular in their shape
The cells in which the queens are bred
are placed perpendicularly on the edge
Of the combs, having the opening at the
bottom, and about the size of an acorn.
Xxx. The bees never to be allowed
to leave the hive during the time that
snow is upon the ground.
XXI. The cells which contain no.
ney are covered with a small peliicle.
and are a a.. mo ceils winch contain
brood are convex.
XXI. The severer the cold, the
less is the consumption Of food; if kept
dry, there is not any cold in this eli.
mate which can affect the lives Of the
bees.
XIII. The hives which are COM
pletely closed during the winter, be-
come foul and musty, which occasions
the death Of the bees, independently Of
their being prevented taking their Pc
riodical fight for the purpose Of venting
their faces.
XIV. The mortality Of bees pro.
ceeds from the want Of provisions, or
the death of the queen.
XIV. The aspect of an apiary
should always be TO the southeast. A
hive with an aspect towards the north,
will not swarm as soon by three weeks,
as one which has an aspect towards
the south.
XVI. Water is indispensable TO
bees; if not naturally in the immediate
vicinity of the hives, to be artifcially
supplied.
XVII. Raw sugar never to be
given to bees as food; and no food to
be given to bees which has not under.
gone the process Of boiling, with the
exception of honey itself.
XVIII. Neither tobacco nor sui
| phur to be used in the fumigation OF
bees; the smoke Of dried leaves or rugs
will answer every purpose.
xxx. Every hive to stand upon
its own pedestal, two feet from the
ground. Hives placed on benches, arc
subject to Pillage and battles.
xxx. A person may by law follow
his swarm into the garden Of another
person, paying for all damages that he
may occasion, provided he can prove
that he has never lost sight of the swarm
from its departure from the hive.
XXI. The customary noise with
pokers, and shovsls, and frying-pans,
and warming-pans, is Of no real benefit.
The bees will never settle until the
queen sets them the example.
xXxII. Deprivation of hives to take
place in the spring, and not in the au-
tumn. Glasses to be placed on the
hives in the month of February OF
March. Hives seldom swarm which
have glasses put over them.
XXxIlI. Hives to be protected from
the sun in summer, when the heat is
very great. In spring, however, the
covering to be taken off the hives,
that the sun may play fully upon them.
A hive without a covering will swarm
a fortnight soone than one with a co.
XXXlV. Bees to be assisted in the
killing Of drones. As not a single drone
left in the hive, they may be indiscri-
killed as soon as the bees sig
nifty the proper time.
XXXV. Bees Of a first swarm begin
their combs in the middle OF the hive;
the bees of a second swarm begin their
at the side. A valuable hint to
the purchasers of swarms.
XXXVl. Swarms always TO be fed
f rainy weather ensue Immediately af-
Ter their being hived. The food to be-
yiven late at night, but never in the
of the day. A swarm not to
,e placed in the immediate vicinity Of
he parent hive.
XXXVlI. In the winter the bees
the top Of the hive; in spring
md summer they occupy the middle
the bottom.
XxxVIIl. The age Of a hive may
70 determined by the color of the
The combs Of a young hive
re yellow, progressing through every
hnde to a positive black, which is an
adisputable sign Of an old hive.
XXXIX. The goodness of a hive is
etermined by its weight; a hive Of
pounds may be considered
xcellent if in the months of February
r March; il in September or October,
is then but of a secondary character.