The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-03-13

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HANKS %, raroJi, kinds AWAY. for sale NJ this
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HONEY BEES---THE APIARY.
The old svstem of keeping honey bees has
-ra,, APPEARED to me to be defective 1t is
no., small remove from the state of nature
= - much of an Improvement as to in
.,, he bees to accept Of it and serve in it III
.o.y. Numerous experiments have proved
.at bees can hc managed upon systematic
jroaoniral principles. irst as wei! a. COWS
go! other domestic animals can, and that the
:.- rrnta@c Of profit on the outlay and labor
AR .rcater. IN examination Of the plan
N lrarv, invented by Nr Gilmore OF the
~'.'. If Maine. ha, afforded nc much pleas
ard led me 10 a desire to call public at
'ution 10 the Improvement Of this valuable
,artmcnt of rural economy. Before pro-
,c'linc, however, TO speak Of the aliary. |
Nil say few words as to the habit of the
.arv bee. Many, nearly every body, sup
.,o> that the bee collects honey from the
ar Of the flowers, and simply carries it TO
..rll in the hive This is not correct
I'r nectar he collects from the flowers
l. = !
ayy i deposits in its cell as a secretion
' m rs ,."llit". or honey secrctin9 Glands
'acu> To die milk sccrctng glands of the
ar3 other aaimals.) Ii they were the
rr collectors and tranSportcrs of honey
o. u ''r ilowrrs TO the honcv-corah then We
g.! have tie comb Frequently filled with
.->'-. wh,ncIcr the bees have fed on
.'.l--a> bog>hcad The honcy-hag in the
'' performs the >anr functions as the COWS
- r lh"r-mcr"ly receives the honey
.aa Il ~ercting glands, and retains it till
''",'r opportunity presents itself for its he
: deposited in Is appropriate store-house-
'. aD",y-cou.b. Another error is. that the
.".oHr'ts pollen from the flowers accidcn-
ally, white it j, in search of honey. Quite
"""nlrary i the t;,~, The bee, wien in
arch OF nectar, or honey. as it is improper
called i"r> no, collect pollen. 1t gocs in
..''h o'r".!rn specially, and also specially
a''-ar Whrn the pollen of the flower is
.e7'1 it t1r The uses OF the bee, there is
Aor'ar, when there is nectar there is no
-.a it fer Us" in the flower. |, is general
81. >ri a.-o that the bee collects the wax
- winch il constructs It's comb, from some
'a.,r ,.},janrc Thi, is also an error
De-. wax is a "rr,'on from It's body, as the
, i>,an4iim makes its appearance in small
.''or lakes, under the rings of the belly
,i'rn 'h"nrc 10y other bees, rendered
.." u.N,ur" with the saliva OF the bee.
a and laid on the walls of the cell viii
-'.' very much in the way plastercl
a,n nawl.
.'' : proper understanding of thcs,
.' ''' n""rr will be able to Judge of tn,
t.''E 4" the Improvements in the apary
i mus, understand that the bee will max
i '', maize" what tooi 1t may feed upon
II ''.' '' >"ru as is appropriate for tn
/ .'', 1t VIII no; cat it ii otherwise. Tn
I ?
i ''' money Is derived from the arom
l ''''> or other food but the artrl
l -' "'d not moIa>scS or sugar.
'~r 'Pary, therefore, should be construc,
s.. Il way, and should be managed O.
.s.a"H '"s as to afford the bees the bcs
@m.,..:ap and ,nIIsst .m,,l,. t,oa .
i',n'' OF time and labor to tn
','S least cost t" the proprietor
'''''' u 'i'e writer 10 ailof