Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-04-01

Thus all the honey which we find in the
hive, is brought in, few drops at time.
in the stomach, or more properly in the
honey.bag of the bee; but
''Many n little makes n mickle."
but nee surely ought not to despise the re-
suits. 1t is not likely that any change is
effected in the honey after it is collected
from the flower, exceptthat it becomes thick,
ened by evaporation. Buck-wheat honey
is one thing in favor, color and smell, and
white clover honey is quite another thing
And as for the feeding mixtures which some
people administer to their bees, we will only
say they get no better than they give. II
they give molasscs, they get molasses in the
comb; and if they give West India honey
they will not get the apple blossom honey in
return.
During the days when the honey harvest
is abundant, the hives increase rapidly in
weight, and sometimes all the profit of the
entire year is made in the course of two o,
three weeks. Indeed the work accomplish
ed in few favorable days is almost incredi.
BILE.
HOW MUCH HONEY DOES A SWARM MAKE
We have before US in the Bienen Zeitung,
for 1856, an accurate and extended state.
ment of daily observations made in Germany
three years ago A man took the trouble to
weigh one of his hives twice day, before
the bees left in the morning, and after their
return at night, aud thus he determined the
daily increase of weight, and the loss al
night by consumption and evaporatious.--
The observations were continued from the
5th of May to the 2nd of August, period
of 81 days. Some general idea of the whole
may be formed from the following items
which will repay the reader.
The hive, bees, comb, honey, brood, &c.,
weighed, ou the 5th of May, 81 pounds; and
after losing two swarms, of seven and five
pounds respectively, its weight, on the 2nd
of August, was 1901 pounds. This does moi
show all that the bees accomplished, for the
gathering of the honey ceased almost entire.
ly on the 9th of June, Give days before
the departure of the second swarm, at which
time the entire weight was 143 pounds,
showing an increase of 79 pounds in 81
days. The work of each day is riuutely re-
corded
From the 2Sth of June to the 2lst of July,
no day showed an increase of weight except
the 18th and 18th, when and of pound
were brought in; and the remainder of the
term added only pounds.
In May the Rape was in bloom, and the
trees, especially of the forest; and the 18th,
the day of such largeincrease, is described
as suz,y day, the Rape being in full bloom
1t is remarkable that the following day moth.
ing was collected. From the middle of June,
the Esparcet was said to be in full flower.
We see no reason to distrust the accuracy
of this record, and we should like to have
similar observations made in this country.
The results are affected by many matters
easily overlooked The increase Of weight,
for example, is not from the accumulation OF
honey alone, but from the bee-bread, and
from the growth of the brood; and yet the
latter item would be gradually operating,
and would not explain the large increase Of
the most prosperous days. The accumula'
tion of honey must be Influenced also by the
distance of the pasture ground from the hive,
and the time required for the journey. And
of course the consumption at night must be
far greater in hive where ney comb is to
be made. than in one where there is full
supply of empty cells. This table also shows
that if the owner had desired to destroy his
bees by sulphur, he would have gained by
taking up the swarm on the 2Sth of June,
without waiting for it to consume the honey
after the supplies failed in the field.
And while speaking of the consumption
of honey, We may as well cite other facts
We have said above that the stock spoken Of
lost 224 pounds, (includiug an after swarm
of FIVE pounds) between June 9th and Au
gust I'd. In the next two weeks of August
it lost in weight q pounds.
In Keys Treatise we find other expert
ments. A stock that weighed, on the I'd Of
November, 20 pounds 3 ounces, had lost
February 26th, (ll5 days after,) 8 pounds
ounces, or about I of an ounce daily. Thi:
is at the rate of pound in three weeks du
ring the Winter, when there is les ;tivity
and less of consumption than in the warmer
seasons of the year. Much, however, de-
peuds on the number of the bees, and theil
protection from the cold. The consumption
during the Winter and Spring may be Sc
small as to leave too little room for brood, and
to make it desirable to rob the hives in the
Spring. This is one of the things where
great judgment is demanded of the bee
keepers.--An,. Agrtculturist.
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