Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-01-26


the bees in the early part Vt the season.
These three conditions fully met LIST.
An apartment for breeding and winter
ing fully sufficient for those purposes,
in the central part of the hive I'd. Box,
es of capacity as above described, for
surplus, arranged upon the sides and
top OF the central apartment 3D.. These
boxes in such intimate connection with
the central apartment, that the work.
ers pass into them as freely from the
outer sheet Of comb in tlf central apart
mcnt, as from one sheet of comb to the
other in the central apUrtmcnt--and we
have the most important elements o!
success. Bars upon the top of the cen
trail apartment, give important advan-
Iagcs over board npon its top with
holes bored through for the passage o.
the bees to the boxes Movable frames
give important advantages over bars, in
several operations sometimes desirable
to be performed But the great element
OF success Is room enough in the right
shape.
Where the Gore-namcd conditions can
be found in the most complete and SIM
pie manner, | think we shall have the
nest hive. | commenced my expert
ments in the business in 1860, the year
in which | completed the seventeen
year of my life. Since that time |
have made iicqucnt changes in some
parts OF the hive, endeayoring TO pre-
serve aud bring us near to perfection as
possible the conditions above named.
Tn my early experiments, | succeeded
IN reaching 100 pounds Of surplus from
one hive, In 1867, | reached ia
pound, Of surplus from one hive. In
the past season, 1870, from one hive |
took 200 pounds in boxes, aud they ap
pear to he we'll supplied with winter
stores
| have had opportunity, the past sea-
son, TO test the superiority Of colonies
that cas-, swans, and those bat are
practically nou-swarmcrs from choice,
yet healthy and strong. | constructed
some new hives in the spring, which ]
wished to try by way OF experiment, and
shaded bWt a small part Of my old col.
ouics, The result was that ofmy twen-
ty old colonies, fifteen cast swarms and
FIVE cast no swarm. From the five that
cast no swarm, ! took in boxes G29
pounds-au average of 12G pounds
nearly. From the fifteen that cast
swans, and from their swarms, / took
lj4 pounds making an average foi
the fifteen of so 4 Is pounds
| know of no reason for the difference
but that OF swarming. 1t will take for
the breeding season and wintering O.
each colony, at least GO pounds of honey
For the fifteen old and the fourteen new
swarms, it will require for their con
sumption l,1IO pounds. They give it
surplus Ij4 pouuds. They consume
Amos, four Glhs OF the product Of lheil
field. aud give but little more than one.
filth in in surplus-lGp pounds more lack
iog fraction. The five that gave NJ
swarm, gave G29 pounds in surplus onC
cnnswmcd $50 pouuds They consume
nut little more than onc-third. and give
in surplus to the keeper nearly tive
thirds OF the product Of their field. l
is not best to try TO secure non-swarm
ers?
have now passed iour-scorc year,
of short life and what do | must d'
quickly. Did l not believe that thu
interests Of bee keepers and the interes
SITS of the community would be advanc
ed by such change as is here indica
ed, would move no farther in seekiai
it. Should any of your readers wis
further information on this subject,
will send them a circular on the receipt
of their address and Il postage stamp.
JASPER HAzEN, Albany, n. Y.
C.,, Ar,,.r,r Navor 81 9TH nCo