Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-09-01

the time for swarming and the best time for gathering honey has passed If the queen prove barren, the hive comes speedily to noth- Ing; the same is accelerated if the queen is en- t'rely wanting. In this case the drones are not killed, moths and other insects have free access until, at last, the small stock of honey remain. ing Is taken by the robbers. The loss of the queen generally takes place during the second swarming and during the excursions of young queens for fructuation, during this time tie owner of bees should pay strict attention to his hives, and If hive has lost queen during the day, he can by the action of the bees at niobt ascertain this fact with almost certainty: if doubts exist as to the loss, it may be determin- ed by cutting piece of the comb from the hive thirty days after the first swarmng when eggs should be in the cells, examine it carefully. if nothing but young drones is found and the coos Tn the cells are placed here and there, and some- times more than one in the same cell as above alluded to, the hive is wit out doubt motherless and 1t Is proper to assist the hive forthwith. which may be done in different ways, too tedi- ous to explain at length here. The most con- mon remedy is to cut piece of comb from a sound hive filled with eggs and magots and in. sert the same in ihe suffering hive. but no ad. vantage will accrue because the harvest time is past before the young bees can be raised. which will require at least nine or ten weeks after the hrst swarmlng. l always prefer to expel such motherless hives and annex them to sound one. hive with queen not over three wears old will not suffer by moths, surplus drones. and other insects and will not permit a robber to enter, and therefore all moth or drope trans are worthless.
 regulate my bees in the fall of the year ac- cordlng to the condition of the queen and the net weight of the hives. All those without queen or with queen too old, or the nett weight under A pounds are removed. and I am thereby saved form the modification of loosino hlves ID the winter, or of having hungry swarms Tn the spring. In the spring put the swarms Tn hives measuring on inside 1 1a or cubic feet. ms can do without any inconvenience as my hlves form but combination of boxes or straw rlngs, one foot wide and five inches high. If Tn the fall, find a hive with more honey than necessary for its support during the winter. cut one or more boxes or rings from above and supply others herewith that find deficient by placlng these uppermost boxes or rings on the top ot the needy ones, and bv this treatment never lose hive during the winter. And am enabled to do so with certainty because weigh the boxes, lids, and fly boards immediately af. ter the same are constructed, and mark the weight thereon. Hives which I do no wish to Keep during the winter, drive out with smoke during the fall, cutting of all the full boxes and flhSs from above, and save the-lower ones for the purpose ot putting in swarms in the spring.
 MT. Brucklsh assets that the queen deposits some oOoO eggs daily. 1 contend that 3 to 1 ooOls very good days work for queen. As to the remark which MT. Bruckish makes of honey comb being infected with eggs. declare that l have not been able to discover any such thing, though have found the eggs always be- low the sealed comb
 II the bees unnecessarily lay out of the hlves assist by drumming out the swarms by sWlng room below or above, or by changing places with the weak hive according to time and circumstances
 Ii MT. Bruckish holds forth that three-fourths of the bees III the United States were destroyed 1 oy the moths, he Is certainly in error-he should nave sad they are destroyed through the loss of queens and idiotic treatment
 Moths have never vet molested or affected any sound hive on my stand. but do not put the bees In flour barrels, hollow trees or boxes 1 split up and full of holes large enough to admi 1 rats, mlee, waSps, moths, ants, etc. as 1 have | frequently seen elsewhere 1 always take care to have no opening other than the fly hole.
 have too much work on hand 10 write at length on this subject at this time. may bow ever hereafter do SO if you think tbis worthva | place in your valuable paper.
 Yours with highest regard.
 | GUSTAV. .KLINGELHOEFFER. | Perry County 4rk