The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-06-12
Management Of ices.

A'Assssss W hhNNS
We have tried. in the course Of thirty years.
various schemes TO mske b es more obed,eul
and moro profitable. We have b. en- tod nc
could keep them 10 a chamber where they
would no, swarm, aud where they would do
nothing but make honey saving US all the
| trouble Of hives, and watching, and killing the
bees -hen tho honey is taken from them.
We have seen accounts and descriptions Of
man, hundred patent, for Improved bee
hives" yet ~s would not give single .sarm
Of bees for all the Improvements tina, have
been made. An acquaintance OF ours oncc
conceived the idea Of kespiog oil his bees TO
ge.her; he did no, want 90 many fam,lies 10
take care OF. flo accordingly procured q
molssses hog,head, and pu, a new saarm 10.
TO II. lie used TO say he would keep The
swarm there TIL thsy bad FLIED the bogshe,d,
With honey-,hea be you'd nave bis ih,,vpsr
But the bees did not s,ks this mode OF be
ing kept. They Gill have their loso way
their frecdom-ot they = III no, wo,k to cd.
vantage. Al the plans ,hs, ~e know OF TO
prevent sxarmiog, and to force OF irduce
many swarms 10 i've together have failed
II is &c natural for them to leave the mother
hive and 60 Of TO new house as i, is for hu
man families 10 separate.
One material Obj .etian to large hives is The
labor Of walking from one part 10 the other
10 deposiie the honey that they bring in
For II is a rule with bees, no, 10 q inside
Of the hive for fes, Of collision. In small
hive. they soon reach The top. where they
begin 10 make comb snd dcposi, honey.
Hives should not be more than IL inches
high by 10 inches sqrsre-and they should
nerer be set in u bee house. The bee moth
~ The great destroyer Of the bee. and i, should
be chief oij"ct with bee.kespers to guard
'ho swarms from the moth. But II you place
your hisesin bee.house you mos, efFcciuaii,
protect the moth from the storm, and htgb
winds which would sweep or numbers, we're
they unprotected. The bees need fol the
protection Of bee houses, and tho moths Should
no, be INDUCED in II.
Posts Get in the ground are better for the
hives 10 stand on than a wall or sny kind OF
fence because fences ard sails afford ha,ba,.
for moths Lal tie post stand three OF four
fee, sbnve the ground, and on us square ton
nail fast . platform for the hive 10 be placed
on. This will ans~er for The bottom Of The
bee.hive. though many prefer d,slnc, bot.
tom. The only objection 10 a double bottom
Is, 1t affords cfevices where moths will con.
grega,e.
Bee.hIves ought always 10 stand where the
morning sun shines as late as ten O'clock
After that hou, shade 70 better. IT, there.
Tore you have no natural screens. as trees
&C., 10 give a shade IN mid day, you ough,
to cree, some kad Of a screen 10 prevent the
melting Of the honey 10 hot day,
The ody improvement, tina, we have known
IN modern days Is the practice Of setting box.s
on the hives, or Of attaching them to The sides.
on The upper part, 10 order 10 secure psu
they will need through tina winter. A ,huc
~ hive will sometime, mske twice ,hs, quan
'iy. Some bee.keepep make nice drawer,
10 nj INTO The upper part OF the h,ve. When
there 10 an open communication with the hive
through iin bottom Of The dta1et-ssy three
inches square. bees will generally Gil
the dfa~ss fret, for they choose to begin \,
Tho top. As TO other drawers for feeder,
they arc no. needed, for honey comb i, the
best drawer TO put honey in for feeding.
Bu! we hardly think 1t pays cos, to rob first,
and then restofss cheap food for bees. When
they arc not likely 10 make q surplus il 10 no.
best TO take away honey.
Bee moths are killed by kindlng email FIRE.
Of shsv,ngs in tho evening near the hives!
Whey set 10 pans near by vii catch u,aov,
Watch the hives daily in June. July and Az.
gust Massaehusens Piovghman.