New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-24


through. For to bee, small IN, alof NC sze
or dime il hung in he eDtrenOs hols which the he
cn push open, bat the moth csnnot-iiat l., 70 sYs
The patsutee.
seen mohs prevented from iBJuriug tie swarm by rais-
inc he hive durilg the moth sei-on, about hlli an
inh from the bench. TIE theory o. tbs plan J. mar
ths moth inserts her egys bei secn The Ooiom oi tne
hive md beuc where hey ba'll sna We ~ e s.a'''
mt AZ tho wCrls; bat ifit j. rted ~ mere 20 o.
Totnny for the moth 20 deposit Der esq where 'Aey
cheap, god moth tap is made in tho foil wing
manner: Take pie,o Of hin Tire boaTd or si'tis'
E. incles ,1rarc and with yOar pprke -Nilie Gu,
tbreeorncred grooves on one SOC, aud 10 4 grOoyta
sc dawn on g bench under ne hive. INC MONS
will find secure place from Ire bee que De- OFT ie
eggs which yol VIII hDd Or tie worms h'd uoa''O'i
~ looking at yOur TRAPS eycry lev DAYS. ..
Mr. QIimby recommends the folDwiug HiN'ufe ."
moth trap; Sugar or InOlas5ea, aud male 'lgeHr ~
water making tAe "coptrat agNe1l l7--tie s"eo1
and The sour Pat this in shallog di-hts sancers ..
tin baking dishes, and ret them am3ng the Oee1 ~
evening. Next moiIing molhs Of al kinds wiz oe
Sound IN the liquid aud Iay then he stdincd on anu
destroyed and the mixture ufed the follow wing eveo'y.
1T oapcttOH # Bee INTO Catj1raia-lbe honey
bee is MT alive OF Califorula Tie credit o. intTo-
d. Jog h,n is due 10 nan by The name OF Shrl'tn,
who after dUng much for tie Interest Il Agricultural
yeuelts in that State, st is HE W lie silli
very young man, BY the exyl zion OF q steamboat
boiler on the Sacramento RIVER. lie lhpo!,sn a.
ID,
Hev.York with twelve stands or hives, aud arrived
with but OF from is ore about 80 = YARNS were
credited ia 1853 and Of course lave largely num- heu
sac. thal time. There baye oil % been very large eS-
no,.,tions made hy steamer from Neg-iOrk The
hits,rs Harli-Ons Of Penney lvaIia have been very
fucces.ful ia snip lug aud selihg s"AIns anu naNe
nl.p established sn excessive Hlilry NJ Sacranehto'
The common rii,s of some OF tho e' stcss sent 10
- r,u. ed in California has been So to $lC0 hive.
The llIblsons naco their fss 'bi. nen, We believe
in 1851.
IL bss been Thought singular that our people found
no bees H. CuliiuriI when they were eO abundant In
Mev,o and gen,ral America. Since the Introduction
Of bpe. from New.York, California pape' s'sies that
several ate nIts 10 import bees IRON heAleO nave
hild. Capt. Ascondray bad o2e or more Meal an
swarms but they sool dwlndled away LAST rhi,
Mrs Snttr dlggnter-i-law TO zen. Sauer, had iorty-
four Lives sck.0 IN the bucks 81 Indians 10 Acapulco,
aud bron.b, on tire steamer 10 Ssn FranCieo; two Or
three weeks after tier arrival ,heie r NAMED Dut Two
live, combining bees They wers taken to San jose,
but in eb0Tt tine they olao died
II also saws, aud - eoes every one "o hsNe GU"
vers,d Airt on tui5 subject;
"Thst california T. admirably adap,ed 70 the honey
bee tn exleiance of five years folly dem0nstfa,ee'
IL San Jose Valley, Saeiautn'o, SuaHal pu"' =,
stockton, Columbia md Aapa, they mul iply raGiiy
and -gare Abundance o. honey, The willow ssorus
IN. fret material fur pollen The tees commence 81,
ID. ting il by the lot Of January aDoot me lon OF
nary it IL H. bloom aud affords considerable honey,
,bop,b lightly litter; the ices gsLter pollen Hnl
bors. from Tie willow TIL March. Tue Wild mustard
ators an ilcx aust DE sappy OF honey from the LIST
NJ anil 10 the uiaCle Of Juue. Later in the season,
,,rry is obtained IRON baC.w cat and hopey-dew.
Honey In..ue f.om mustard blossom, iron which
r,,i Il tie honey is ,pther,d In Ssn Jose Vary, is
-ctllent anu ua soid in SIN Frsncisco az from al -
- 81 80 er pound. New swaus issue - early as tle
l5,b April and the swimming season continues TO
lie 10Th OF Juue.'
sLHgi.r, Bees.-There l. good deal said Of Late
about Going to Braz;. after rtirgs,s bees" What is
the utility We have better sort ne,e, aud tier
siiugs in tpner obJ'cilo: able In iaot, they
aye ndyAntale1us 20 the aIidllan They guard tue
tore fro thieves OF ell SIR r. ard they much bot
ter honey. makefs than the South American vSrie,y,
which has no sting I'll OF which are OF mach tmalier
sil- thau our common horey-ber, and some OF them
mike honey that ~ s9lT aud o hers give IL bittef
favor. Ills may be owl x to lHe Covers 1t Is ex-
tr,ced f,yu 40 Wa have known bees hero to make u
eaiabl- honey.
Wells. ia lis explorations Of Honduras, gives TIE
maine, of fourteen yarie-s OF honey bets. Honey Is
yery abundant ard low priced. lie changed bat
ter cents art for II, lie says The bees are d.
niuutiye aud mcetly singles. SwarDs OF them may
De seen every day. when travelling IN tue open coun-
try soaring around decayed tree, and bat little
trouble /, necsEry 70 bear tue whole esa lsiment 70
the nearest baeienda. One Of TIE pgypIietOrs said
he had sold euouyh sncs owning the estate 20 pay all
the d ug antos, and articles OF that description re-
quilei Gt the nacienda.
Tbe most curious thing about most Of tbese bees Is
Tat they do honey ike bees IA COMBS Of
LexpCona cello but in little sgks two inches long,
arranged 10 rows along the .icts cf The hives. Tie
cells for the young aIe placed in the center
itailqH B,ss.-DuIing the year 1860 good deal has
been aid about the sdvpnage 70 DC derived from the
introduction of Italian beos into the Cbtd states,
and imporia'ons have been made for that purpose.
The plan is 10 breed queens which, beng imprey-
mated, are introduced into common hives after remov-
Ing tie old queen.
a writer in The Country Gentleman newspaper
ves the following the history OF the introduction
of Italian ices iuto this country. lie "a 8;
AR Il han n PlilnIPlrhln Toned
being The rst lind this variety shores
rs matter Of history would state that this Is not
For several years past the attempt has been made
yeaily by Mr. Richald COlyn OF Baltimore, Samuel
Wsgon.r Of York Pa, and the Rev. l.. H. Laugstroth
These attempts unsuccessful owing 10 bal pack
ing aud mismsu igCmsn, IN transportation, until the
Autumn Of 1899, when Nr. Colvin received some
Italian stocks and hoped 10 have queens IRON them
for rsle the pat ssasOu, but thsse stoCk unfortunate
w. did not survive the Winter Next ia order Of dlte
is Mr.. Aahans importation from Germany, which was
successful account OF his porSOud supervision.
Shortly after Mr. Mahsn's Importation, Mr. ). Il.
PArsons OF Flushing Long Island, succeeded ~ get ng
"A few swarus alive from Ialy. From them Le bias
succeeded, aided by several skill Gparians, in mis-
ing large number Of qu.ers, VIII "A have been sent
70 nearly every state IN the union, unfolding Caor
nis under the supervision Oi M. BeelOw, sUccess-
ful aliarian.
TIE last saccessful Importation was ny Mes5rs
Colyin aud Wagner. All the above named IRE exert
iug themselves mulil th IL sOck Of I.iun tees
hud they Will o'uoh-bs nave ffihAid ioI All tle
queens a1d stocks they supply next seasOn tie
interest in this be- ir deserytCly ucpssing. TIE
question will naturally arise. OF whom shall pur-
chasel Are these Expectations equally reliable and
il co. have all taken the faius and been equally
successIGl in keeping the breed purei would here
remark mat cone situations Grc favorable for
minimizing PuTty than others HE Italian bees now
in this country ao from LlToe different eJlrce5 sud
every one 81 oud decide for hinself Which s;o he
should give ,ue preer,nce, and # the most re .Uls
man and the most reliable b1e eau be found working
together