Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-08-28
n Vermont Bpiarist---Great I'm
provement in Bee-Hives.

Jonas Abbott Of Worcester is dong q pretty
large and I'VE rather guess, a very profitable bu-
sincss IN manufacturing money, and we know Of
nothing in this ncighborhood, more likely to be
plcasant then VISIT to Mr. As opiary and chit
with MIR. A. himself about MS fayorte bees. He
is a close observer an with the benefit Of
good deal ofexperencc. can give any body much
interesting and valuable information upon this
subject. We visited hin the other day, partly
bees DO up their business aud particularly to in
qnire INTO the success OF the trial Of a new hive
lately invented by Mr.. Abbott, model OF which
we had previously examined. The bees were not
at all disposed to receive company on this occa-
sion doubtless owing 10 the fact that the colony
had been disturbed by house moving that day :
SO we were quite content to make very fash
ionnble call upon them, and to retreat upon the
first intm1tion that our room was better than our
company. The main object of our Wis was
however, entirely accomplished, and We were
pleased to lnd that Mr.. Abbott has succee ed m
making most important and entirely successful
Improvement in boe-hives, .fdiy irebiing The a.
mount NJ honey pro tuoeA \ single fact demon
strates the value of the Improvement ia an eco
nomcal point OF view: swnrms which have pro-
duced on an average but heenty pounds Of honey
in a season. IN the Weeks hive, will this year
produce from siry to eighty pounds in Mr.. Alb
bolts hive OF course, by these weights We
mean the net amount for Use or sale. And thus
is not owing to any peculiarly or difference in
feeding but to the superiority Of the hive IN
three points
lst. Ia Icorking room. The halls $50 to speak
of ingress and cgress spacious, and the num-
Der Of boxes in hive is largc,-thus sccurinl
ample room for the whole swarm to pass out and
in, and 10 work while in.
ID. IN temperature. The multiplicity and
arrangement OF boxes enables the bees to regu-
late easily this importan, point--and regulate ii
they always do, as well as they can.
3D. IN superio, cleanliness and freedom from
Moths. Such arc the arrangements, in short,
that he tchoir slrarm can work at once, and have
nothing to do but work, instead of employing
half their force IN cleaning house and fighting
their enemies, as sometimes happens in badly ar
ranged hives and II Is to these arrangements
that Mr.. abbott attributes the truly wonderful
increase in the production Of honey. But there
it another and an invaluable Improvement in this
hive, IN preventing the bees from swarming and
decampng TO parts unknown, as "a always their
custom, when they get too many queens in the
house and become straiteneG for room. This is
efIectually aud readily done IN this hive by Sc
curing an emigration o. s'clrms 10 mig erieni and
this, too, accomplishes another important object
by enabling the aPiarian TO retain ms old swarms
as long as he chooses, at the same time presery-
ing all the new ones. As the grand results, then
OF the new hive, Mr. Abbott Is producing fully
three times as much honey as before from eact
swarm, and is also rapidly multiplying his swarms
There are other adv ntages also, but truly thes,
are inducements winch will command the atten
uon Of all who are already engaged in he bust
ness, and lead others TO embark IN IL. Vernon
honey is equal to any in the world, and with Mr.
Abbotts hives honey-makng may be made quit
as profitable as any other business.