Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-04-08
HONEY BEES.

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ger amount of honey than they have any
year since have kept them; especially
in the latter part of the season, from
Buckwheat and fall flowers. l had /
swarms that filed two fourteen ID. boxes |
each, after the 10th of August. had /
small patch of buckwheat that year.
that while in bloom was literally covered
with bees from morning till evening. The
grain was well filed and heavy, yielding
at the rate of fifty bushels TO the acre
and it was generally a good crop through
the town and vicinity. In 1850, l sowed
a larger piece of buckwheat, being en-
couraged by the productions Of the pre-
vious year, but which proved an entire
failure, as to grain or honey. The bees
did not work on the blossoms at all; nor
did they gather half as much honey as
they consumed, after the middle Of July,
during the rest of the season. There
was a very heavy rain that commenced
about that time and continued about a
week, and was followed by very cold
weather, continuing more or less during
the time of the Towering of the buck
wheat and think, caused the grain to
blast. That same fall, one of my neigh
bors told me he thought 1 ought to pay
him for his crop of buckwheat, for my
bees had spoiled it for him, or caused it
to blast by working on it while in bios
som. l asked him if he was sure they
worked on it this year? He said he had
not noticed in particular this year, but
was sure they did last year very busily
: and supposed they worked every season
alike. asked him if his grain was in.
jured last year? He said-no, he had &
: frst-rate crop last year. I told him tina
; the bees did not work on my buckwhea
this year; neither was there the color o.
! smell of buckwheat honey, in, or abou
< my hives if there was would pay TO
z, the spoilt crop. He examined and wa
satisfied there was not (fOr have the OBJ
serving hives with glass sides.)
e l have fruit trees in my yard, near m
=, aPiary, that bear abundantly, when tn
seasons are favorable, and never coul
> discover any injurious effects from bee
II visiting the blossoms, or the fruit. The
t, do not touch the fruit except some swet
variety; and then, not until it is ripe an
. mellow; or some worm has pierced 1t
4. the core, and caused it to mature at a
N earlier period than nature had designe
n and then where some ant, or other insec
+ has gnawed hole, you might see II
: little busy bee partaking of its deliciol
lis Juices. Is the bee TO be condemned f
ct this, or is the worm the miscreant?
~ ~ have observed that when vegetation do
not produce an extra quantity of hont
in the flowers, the grain or fruit becom
ed blasted. Cold, wet weather, during Il
n time of bloom, and just as the grain
Sc fruit begins to form, is sometimes t
iy cause, or frost al that time, is sure
un destroy the fruit; but good honey weai
raj er-good bee weather-is very sure
5ht be good fruit weather; for when there
ng the largest amount of honey deposited
eF, the blossoms, even if the bees reno
nee the deposits the grain or fruit is dev
ing oped. The honey bees are a sort of
ne dex, whereby we can determine whett
III we shall have a fruitful season or not.
oal They serve as a distributor of the ?
OF len, which not only tends to increase
me- quantity but the variety of the vegeta
pest kingdom. Nature, in her economy
.nts very profuse in producing those part:
: IN vegetables and plants which possess
iva cundating and fructifying powers. 4
heir it is no detriment TO the development
avs, the fruit, that the redundant parts are
He ken away by the honey bees. All pla
lark contain the greatest amount Of swee
in saccharine properties when in full bio
en- and when they pass that period the
1t charine, or honey producing power C
that est being changed in its nature to
here development of the fruit. 1 cannot
rate that the little honey bee can be destr
ONT i've to the fullest development, and I
an perfect production of fruits. If I al
'lght error l wish to be corrected by proofs
mat and substantial. If not
Then let the little busy bees
avs Improve each shining hour,
the And gather honey all the day,
kant From every opening flower.
ava For skiIlfuIly they build their eeHs,