Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-03-11

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Twelve Months With the Bees
MARCH.
From the Prairie Farmer Annual.
THE active duties of the bee-keeper
commence this month; therefore We
place it first in the calender On some
warm days Of this month, all colonies
should be removed to the place they
are to occupy during the season; fof
any change OF position after bees make
their flights, and mark their location,
is injurious. Hives that have been
kept in cellars or other winter quar-
tiers, must be brought out IN the mid
die OF warm, still day, when there is
no chill in the air, as all the bees that
have been thus confined, will be ex.
cited by the light to fly out, and If
the wind is strong and the weather
frosty, many are lost in this first flight,
and the colony weakened.
Soon after all are out, advantage
should be taken of some pleasant day
to ascertain the exact condition OF all.
When movable comb hives are in use.
this is easily done by removing the
cover and lifting out the frames.
A hive, TO be valuable At this sea-
son Of the year, should contain fer
tile queen, goodly number ofworker
bees, and, at least, two pounds Of
honey and bee bread. The greatest
consumption Of honey ia in this and
the two succ. edlng months; and it the
bees are stintcd in their supplies now,
brood-rearing is checked, and their
prosperity tor the season intertered
with. 1t is poor economy to consume
honey on the wintering of bees, and
then allow them to suffer from power.
ty in the spring. 1t . colony has q
sufficient number Of bees and a queen,
it may be assisted by feeding with
honey or sugar strip. II queenless, or
week in numbers, it 10 wiser to unite
it with some other colony. Shallow
pans ofrye meal, or ground (unbolted]
wheat, should be kept in the vicinity
of every apiary, from the time the
bees first fly, until they cease to work
upon it. They take it eagerly, and i,
furnishes substitute for Che farina Of
blossoms. find It great assistance
to them, as 1t stimulates. the rearing O
brood, and thus promotes early and
strong swarming. Z
In this month, many embryo moth
millers or worms may be killed. They
will be found in the strongest colonies
where the moth abounds, having beer
nourished in the combs, through thu
winter. In the spring. the bees gnaw
them out, and they drop to the bot.
tom board, from which they creep to
some cre,lce and assume the chrysalls
state, from winch they emerge full
grown millers, capable Of depositine
numberless eggs. Watch tor and kill
every worm in March, and you strike
at the source OF INJURY from the moth.
Keep the entrances 70 all hives very
small, that no bees may be tempted
to rob. Allow some upward ventila-
ton to all hives, in this month. Keep
4 bottom boards clean, 10. much
labor is thus saved to the bees.-EAss
$. Topper, Irrigation, IoOa.
A STUBBORN SrRIpL1>a.-A big strip
ling, fresh from Vermont, once enter.
ed the drummer Academy at By6eld
, Mass. At that time the boys and
girls wee kept in one apartment, only
the middle aisles separating them.
One day this Vermont STRIPPING, who
had just been helping one OF the girls
through hard sum, thought it not
more than TAFT that he should take toll
for bis services: accordingly he threw
his stalwart arm around the rosy dam.
sci aud gave her = sly but roasinc
smack, which startled the whole ~.
scmbly.
"Jsdediah Tower, come up hers!''
roared out tie preceptor.
The delinquent appeared, his face
glowing with bushes like . rsd.ho,
warming-pan and looking as silly - q
nlnny.
Hold out your hand sir!" said the
ped.g0gue. "I'll teach you not to oct
/ SuuD III sIllO tuStltut0s
The huge paw was extended in 1
horizontal line towards the instructor,
who surveyed its broad surface with
y mathematical .ye-calculating how
many strokes OF his small terule il
would take to cover the large number
OF square inches it contained.
:Jedediah," At length he said, "thia
= the first time that you have been
called up Tor any delinquency; now,
sir, it you will say that you are sorry
tor wha: you have done, I will let you
of this time without punishment"
Sorry" exclaimed the youngster
striking an attitude OF pride AID in
dignation, "sorry! No, SIR! ! am not
And | will do just 30 again if l hev 4
chance. So, put on, old Teller, jest a.
hard a. you like. BY the jumpin' j.
hosiphat, I'd stand here aud let YOU
lick mo till kingdom KUN afore I'd b,
| sorry for kakt