Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1849-03-30
aatifuItural.
From the Columbus Ohio Cultivaior.
Eees.-Thtlr Hablls aRa Management, No. I.
RY AN AnATErR APlARIAN.


BY AZ AEATEuR APlARIAN.
lir. Baieham:-l discover in your paper ol
Ftb. IS. that YOU have given an invitation Gor 1
discussion relative TO the management OF bees. (
Within the last thirty years, an ordinary por- l
lion uf MY attention has been directed TO the
subsc. of The culture Of this insect, and the
more Than have been enabled 10 learn Of them
The more have desired 10 know. Each sue
ccrding wear has had lis increasing solcilude,
and in this sand not alone.
So Gar as have been able to learn from per-
sonal aequaintRnces and personal observation,
together with the reading Of such works as !
have been able 10 procure, there has not occur
red q single case, in which an individual, who
had once acquired fondness for the bee. that
that attachment did no, increase with increas-
ing years.
Ny apology lor inlrudng upon the attention
&c your readers at this time, is desire for more
6sii, aud al the same time TO manifest a viii
lngness to give tn the public through your pa
per. such mems of information. as experiences
has enabled me To acquire; be il more or less.
The most prominent obstacle that have been
enabled 10 discover TO the more successful cul-
mre of the bee. is that annoyance which they
are so capable Of aiTurdiug to those who may
have occasion to BE- among them, and were ! To
undertake to instruct others. in regard To the
care and culture Of this most interesting and
useful liule insect, the very first lesson lha'
would present lur reflection, would be, that hoSe
,rto gre afraid of The sting Of The bee can ne1er
be a successful "apiariaH.'
At times. that STATE Of things, will almost Of
necessity occur with them, when the presence
uf the "apiurian" in their midst when their
wrath NAV be most euknded, is indlspensaby
necessary to their safety, and preservation, and
50 true il is lha, whilst but few Of their poison
Gus darts would greatly endaugcr the lives of
some persons, they afford but llulc. annoyance
to others, aud with my experiments, for the last
thirty years, | can truly say that the fear Of Il
sting, has never deferred me from being among
them, when inverted by curiouSily or otherwise;
not that pretend to BE- exempt from their liule
shafts, but on The contrary, though may claim
10 love them most. and regard myself as their
best friend, and ann most happy, when can
nuke them happy aud prosperous; then il is
that they most often assail me, and ir suing.
or the slingS Of many may produce the death oi
individuals, and animals, might well imagine
lhal had passed through thousand deaths.
have often met with those in the presence
Of my bees, who claimed to b. exempt from
their attacks, but have seldom permitted such to
depart without giving them ample proof Of their
deIusiOR. Tho truth is, they will assall any
person who may disturb them, or who may
stand in their way, though it may be admitted
that some persons may incur their displcosurc
much quicker than others. The scent of the
body when in pcrspiraton, and the color Of the
hair will make a difference.
In the valley Of the Mississippi thirty years
ugo and upwards, the procuring of stock Of
bees cluimed but Iiule Iubor or attention.
desire lol a larger stock than was nccessa-
ry to supply the ordinary wants of Il family,
was seldom INDUCED in. The hives were gcu.
orally made Of hollow troe selected from the
forest, and sawed into suitable lengths. The
bees were often put into them without reference
to the cleanliness Of the timber, and when the
swarm was secured in the hive, but Iiulo atlcn-
ton was paid to the situation which II was TO
occupy as 10 shelter, or any other protection,
from tho sun, storms or winter; and yet the ow.
ner was partially successful Circumstances are
now changed. The forest 10 some extent then
remained unbroken. The wide extended prui.
ries, that boomcd almost eight months in the
year. in all their luXurauce and sweetness, had
not yet 50 fully invited the invasion Of the hus-
bandmnn, but now there is a greatly increased
mass Of npulallon-honey is regarded as an
article OF luxury-tho demand is greatly in
creased-lhe pIow is in the pmirics the wood
mans axe has been, ami is get in the forest;
hence TO very great extent, arc removed the
means from which the riches of the bee was
then accumulated. There is substitute, how.
ever, for those partial losses, that is TO very
great extent within the control of the lords Of
The soil. alIude to tho whiie ciouer; parlcu,
lars in regard 10 which, may claim attention in
Il subsequent communication.
Something may also bo said in relation tc
patent hives, palaces, moh &c, sc. The
latter has credit for moro mischief than il is en-
tllcd to. The two former to some extent mn
deserve the kind of encomums that you have
bestowed upon patent churRS
What can you do for me, Mr. Editor, in the
way Of procuring the works Of "Bcvin" anl
"Ilubcr" in relation to the Honey Beef
have only been able to read extracts from
their works, and huvo cnquired for those
volumes in many book stores in Ohio, but al
ways unsuccesslulIy.
Tho truths that have resulted from the OK
pcriments of "lIubcr" can aud will be defend
od. Where is Mr.. Kclseyl "HU8ER."
MulChlng Fruit Trees.
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