Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1857-06-04


for surplus honey If crowded outside. the boxes
will not prevent swarming. Most of the swarm will
issue in this month, except in northern lattudes
They usually leave the hive between 10 O. clock A. IT.
| and O'Clock P. NJ, but sometimes as early as
o'cock and as late 5. When they ISSUE the tin
pan music to make them cluster may be dispensed
with as well all ser Of sweet ner BIS rubbed inside
the hive to make them like it have it clean and
hive them Immediately. As soon as they are in,
carry the hive to it's sand-et the back side rest on
the bottom board, rise the front side half inch
| Protect fram the few DAYS.
| The first swarm from hive is usually large enough
for good colony; two such, when many stocks are
kept sometimes issue nearly at once and unite
making too large family for profit. They may oft
en- be divi led the of the operation depends
on getting queen in each division. If they are not
separated, they may be hived together and boxes
put on Immediately. Second swarms are much
smaller two such should be hived together when is
suing not more than two DAYS apart
! AS a general rule. third swarms should be return
ed to the parent stock. The least trouble is to hive
them. and wait till next morning for the operation ;
then spread sheet before the parent hive, one edge
at the entrance, and shake ont the new swarm on
this, the bees will spread out on creeping up, and
give chance to the queen. which should not be
! allowed to return. The parent hive will be worth
much more as q stock for another year. and for sur
plus honey and will repel the moth more efecually
which will amply repay the trouble. Third swarms
seldom make stocks for winter unless they very
early in the One strong stock is worth half
Il dozen 1eeDe ones Hence the advantage OF return
! ing, or uniting small ones.
Old stocks nearly alike in size, color &C. stand
ing close together frequently lose their queen from
! fourteen to twenty days after the first swarm It
may be known by an unusual commotion of the bees
| early the next ming. To such stocks from
| ruin, another gu en- must be provided One may be
often obtained from second third swarm if not
a cell con aiming one, may be cut out of another
| hive that has cast its first swarm within a week
! Blow some tobacco smoke under the hive then turn
| irly he hoe fha, b.,
| with more smoke. Queens cells usually on the
edges of the conl'sget one sealed and finished
and introduce it into the queenless hive The best
place is at the top through hole and between two
combs simply laying it on the bottom board will
answer if there bees enough keep it sufficient
ly warm In a few days it will mature, and they
have queen much sooner than to one from an
egg.
INSECTS INJURIOUS TO FRUIT AND THEIR PREvEN-
| TIoN.-Ihe Apple Worm Cooling Moth LAYS its
eggs upon the skin i'll the eye blossom end of the
fruit. This moth is very common at night, often
entering the open window and 1utering around the
light AS soon as apples and pears begin to set
kindle small bontires i'll various parts OF the yard
and they will fly into it, Wide-mouthed bottles
filled with varouS mixtures, such as olasses honey
and water, vinegar molasses and water &C., and
hung IN the branches of trees will attract and des
troy thousands of insects. mixture of two parts
water and one part vinegar, and one part molasses
IS very good for this purpose The fruit penetrated
VIII crop ana should be gathered and cooked before
| the insect has time to leave it.
| 70 exterminate the Caterpillar tie a sponge to
pole, dip it in soap, and slowly twist it into the
nest which will instantly kill all the carterpilars
coming in contact with it. A round brush, made
for the purpose. and fastened on pole may be used
to entwne and bring down their nests. The above
should be used early in the morning before the
| worms have left their nests.
| Bark Lice cover the trunks and limbs of Young
apple and pear trees and frequently currant bushes
They usually seize upon unhealthy or weak
growth and, if not destroyed often kill the tree or
bush. They are readily recognized by their scaly
appearance, often entirely covering the wood, and
should be attended to by the middle of this month,
at which time the young are in a tender state
wash of one part hard soap, and four parts water,
adding lime enough to make white wash. forms
very good coating, applied with brush till all the
| erevices are filed. As two crops Of insects are
Matched each season. the infected trees should be
looked over again in the Fall. and the application
repeated If necessary.