, 1865-07-22
TIE FARM. AND GARDEN,


that are extremely profitable, but which can
not be successful only to limited extent q
to numbers. Within that limit these tw1
should nll the allotted space. These ar
poultry and bees.
Every farmer should keep bees, Many yit
layers and those on the outskirts of the city
will also find 1t desirable, In small way, bu
1ess 30 than Is asserted By most writer's 0,
bee keeping The difficulty lies In the wan
oi a constant supply Of food, from the frs
opening Of spring to the closing Of the aeasot
| by frost. .
On the open prairie, where the bees hay,
no shelter from high winds, and depend upor
the prairie flowers for food and honey, TIL
prctlt Mill be small, aud In some seasons the,
will require to DO fed with sugar to keep ever
the beet sssa1ms through the winter.
Under the shelter Of orchards, and NTH eu
abundant i supply Of xhite clover, the bee Ii
cannot afford to dispense WITH.
There is An immense amount Of bee lttera-
ture to be had at the bookstores, most Of 1t
valuable aside from the chapters On Hires,
which Is generally hobby, and should be
taken Witn eone allowance: Every bee book
that one takes up contains this hobby, and
the authors all own valuable patents; and Il
their word Ia taken, the bees will either not
work in any other hlve, or TO no profit, unless
1t be the particular hive Of the author, thc
right OF which can reually b. flad for IndI-
Sidua1 use for the small sum Of 1re dollars!
MyE.
individual experience Ia alwa5B Of yalus.
and 1d when divested Of interest, doubly TO-.
We ere, therefore, writing this more to draw
on. s1 tAls eIpeElenee than TO sst forth any pre-
V1eus notion en- this subject. One Of the
most successful bee-keepers In the State
utes the common box hive, In the ton Of
which 1s space for honey boxes to bo nut
on or taken of ct pleasure, without disturb
Ing the bees. Now this Is contrary to sl1
the books, and yet this man has sent thou
sands OF dollars worth Of honey to market,
samples Of which have graced ths sauc.um
Of the TRIBUNE from time to time. On our
own grounds are hives Of various patterns.
ttom the broad box hives, of l. 500 to 8, Gu
bic inches OF space, and six different forms Of
patent lives, all Of which persist ln giving
surplus honey, yarying from fve to ninety
pounds; A Wide difference truly, which
would lead one to suppose the best hive
could easily be selected. Let US see: Tic
ninety pound box is Of Longstrcth's patent,
md yet row Of six hives, all made alks
and ailed With large sHaEms do not average
more than like number OF others.'
From this We come to the conclusion that
the fo.m Of hive is of little cousequeace
to the bee, 20 far rs the makiue or honey ia
concerned, at. the same time, It Is Of impor-
lance TO the bce.keeper fos the purpose OF
haLdllug and safety in #intering, and for this
reason We have choice OF hives.
:, Nea1ly all hives are modification Of what
fe called the Longstroth hive. tho patent OF
which Is sald to cxp1rf In 4 abort time, sud q
suit Tor Which has laid dormant In SOME court
for years. OF the merits Of the controversy
We hare nothing to do, bnt the moveabie
frame which is used In this hive forms the
MI Nry1W Wnt,fb t. L. =
pees: Iheee frames have been modified to
sult the notions Of different bee-keepe,s, hut
ate all substantially the came thinn.
of three different Ands, it Is difficult to
select the most valuable, as each has some
peculiar teatn.e TO recommend 1t, md VIC
biniDg the good qualities Of Ill without any
attempt TO invent something new.
;, AeW aHalms can be made from each Of
these without natural swarmIng. though only
one Was made with this feature In view.
IA, Aftlhcial sWarming has not been tested
1t; Il is probable that ii careful bands it
mieht oe made available. Next season We
intend to provide suitable hiyea for the trial :
thing. s~@ 49, 1917
A part Of our swarm stands out in single
nlFee, and part In regular bee.house. bat |
the swarms standing stngly under the shade I
OF trees appear to do the best some Of theso |
are in shoWy hives, painted to imitate mar
BILE, with roof TO ehe1ter: from Tain and
enow: OF cousso these add much to the at
fractions Of the lawn.
- WHO SHOULD MAXI our HIVES?
Not the farmer, for he seldom has either
made at regular shop, with machinery for
me purpose, sud sold the same as doors or
eaeh, ready for use. A good hive, With half
! Dozen surplus honey boxes, will weigh
about fort. five pounds, and should not cost
ove5 I'VE dollars, including glass back to the
1s5 aYe, and glass ends to. the honey
No fhrmer should ever tolerate d patcnt;l
bee-hiye peddler, tor they are public nut
sanee that should be abated. Order q nice,
Fell made, movable frame hive Of some re.
1aoae Ga manufactures, and pay little asten.
OF great honey making virtues.
Zee that the lumber (p:le) is well seasoned
md well made up, and you may safely leave
loney making to the bee.
L you want cross. 7iciou. bees, pay ten
lolla1s for an Italian queen, aud 5ou can have
IL the stinging that you desire.
:. HANDLING or BEES
spfink11ng ewa1m with sEeetened water,
omlgaung with tobacco smoke or burnt
ags, Will make them quiet. 4 little oil of
Anise to the water il useful. This ie the fa-
nous bee chsFm Of cur challatan bee men at
tate and County Fairs, md for which the
aMng crowd pay twenty-five cents view,
W9est bee-keeping Of its humhugs and su-
e5,1ens l, n1o}3s and 1t will prove both pleasant
We know Of no manufacturer Of bee hives
y general use IN the State, and few weeks
lnce bad TO send to Ohio for hives. The Ey-
ress charges were one dollar and thirty cants
ach At least dollar more than If made in
,nlcaeo, "Aefe lumber and labor are both in