The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-05-11
For the Hawk Eye.
Rints on Bee Keeping..No. 6.

!, a. II H0DTs OF wlNTkRING BRES.
ans ID Hcng families may be wintered safely
III fso,s, and no doubt many are so wintered
was eAr. Care should be taken to give them
rs To abundance and, if possible, at the top of
Pos" We The combs keep fresher, and they
n. be smolhered il snow fills up the en-
fled 4 hOles This can easily be done in nv
the b leaving the holes in the top of the
IT, r. 'is'e the spare honey boxes so on) open
ara ,Et OF course by the cap. 1t is much
ten Gu afer G!tcdss to put them under cover.
u be SAB! has house built for the purpose,
- ii lenOyes all his hives in the Fall. 1t
hich ~. beyond doubt, that if bees can be
four Wa in winter, they consume much less
rem. FaF when wintered in the cold For this
anger swsrms do not consume proper
" near as Huch honey as small ones-be-
day, he animal hest in the hive is so much less
irgi1 small one. would never advise any one
- pi SiHtering small swarm of bees in a
dcy8 illed hive. All such should be united
optic 3iher family. There are three WAYS Of
ths 3s each OF which will briefly describe.
49,. sis by the use of burning puff ball, the
p an. which psralyzes the bees, or chloro-
amy b this ease the hive with which ron wish
the other is turned bottom upwards,
=" y SET over il aud well smoked with puff
ia ~.
War Eaihe upper hive--in either case the
fter. vi svale stupid and drop into the bot
oval sc-t.v;,r ,,a obo.u,. IT. -,
teef1 P''' "''
~ = ~ be used--or the hive set away with
with ss already for swarm the next season.
'ehu q Old combs should never be forgotten,
- u sCt that 25 lbs Of honey (some say
d 10 stt1snmed BY the bees in making one
I the avax Again. if YOU choose you may
imc lW'n heavy hive over (if it be not
Nth tees blow little smoke in to drive
~ ices, and proceed the same way with
l"s = Va swarm. Then cut the combs ont OF
,,s,,L az as quickly az possible, shaking each
"a he other hive, aud brushing the bees
. @eah quill or ,wig. The bees viii unite
w, eltaef the smoke OF the fright putting
mo. "a u'it good behavior. Another way car
''a 70 save t,oo weak ones, which many
'''e' ts'a both over, smoking them well
1861. '"e Ole Hlih the best combs, and pare
a. smoothly at the edges. Then CAREFUL,
combs 'ttom the one hive, and plac,
he others. You may either make then
Nace them at right angies--if the hive
r s's size they will ft-rolls OF pape
S@put between The combs TO keen then
sDul the bees fastyn them. which -
X&asis. b. no
In LAYS. or course they must h
swarms which | united in tbi
! In .HN are among the best now have
wien would not suffice tor on
united thus With another become
w! Tor both. We will suppose
0tlaih size TO consume 20 lbs. Q
1--WE as Hhler lAnO;her, third larger, vii
= more This is an uDdlsputed fac,
!ss' s"arms are united they shout
ueir winter homes. have Away
lGe IN dry, moderately warm cellar
~ GafS, think no better place ca
u"''i you have too many stands
I'ehient | leave mine oat Of door
possible until the weather becomes s
mey 90 not attempt to fly. | the
!. ~ into the cellar, and turn each hive !,
surs place on shelves on the ground
~ under them. Unless the hives ar
position, the moisture accumulate
1n OF the bees, and the combs ar
with the lotion up the moistur
and the combs will be bright an
= epnng as in the Fall. have neve
TN, I'm Wlhtered thus, and l think no be
@en be found.
airnG THEN OFT IN ruy SPRING.
this depends very much upon ii
- Nnewhst upon the locality A
stea any pastuFage for them the
'&s-sad then care should be take
b. 5. srS toe ?, aud especially to let I
hs. ear the river where liv
'ts VA low begin to put out the
hscip, and about that time
my AiYe Apon their summer stand
hive should new be changed
ss Z" On the stand, as every bee mar
@ m henae, on IT'S f,st fight
Is bees rye meal ut this ason
"4 hey find in il "A substitute for pt
aud consume it greeiily antii th'
ID la some localities, where the
Tvs Or elIns, ! think it would be
ef advantage than find il to
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