The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-05-31
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.' You ask for Information on the bee
duestioil. SIIJii;s.H "a r. iiias.s 90 49,
u Keeping beesis avery important ins;
,dustry in the Northern States, and has
Just commenced in California. Why not
in South Carolina? Because Of King
Cotton North Carolina sold last year
neariy$2, ,000, 600 worth of honeya wax;
Why not South Carolina, who has; Hamp-
ton for, Governor2. 2. !, Because of another.
King-Cotton. How to winter bees :
This is the rock that we Yankees split
on. The:most successful apiarists winter
I'm; CELLAR My bees were! put in, scsl-
lar last November, and will not be, put,
ont until the middle Of April, In your
climate Wintering would be the least dis
It is our greatest drawback. i:f' u . :''si \
Is How to handle bees O. But7 say you'll
shall be stung to death. No. one need, be
stung.. At first you had perhaps, better
protect your face and hands till time and
experience showthat fear is in vain; then
you will have no use for such, uselessien-a
cumbrances. t.,s;,'g -, ss,.:t.,d l7efl, a
"a What is the most improved bee gum 3;
Bee gums here were things Of fifty years
ago. South Carolina is not quite fifty
years behind the age. Noipersoh who
lreads, thinks, and studies +--apd success in
agriculture or any other science Gamble,
promised to no other-will besatisfied to
use fhe:oId style box hiYe = r. wAdld' be
going back.toomaking king; !; emperors
and Icheyslien the basis of good; govern
nent..; To, be sure of success the apiaEist;
must be able to'inspect the whole inte-.
ridr Of the hive at his pleasure; must be-
9abieito exchange combs.fromdo donehivei to-
ganother, regulatebthe movement of 1.-THE
bees by destroying queen cells, By, giy.-
ing or withholding droner comb, by ex-.
tractingi the honey, by : Introducing
Queens jandsother manipulations which
are comfy practical twithnmovables comb.
vii II ,s pay t. raise bees S SsA Z. 4 Fl friend end
here from eighty colonies s3fd this year.
over five tons of-heney, foE waieh he re-
ceived s., 900. YtIncrease Of bees forty col7
onies. which is selling at$1s per- colony. i
The Michigan College Apiary reports for
,1877, from nine colonies, d profit Of
$2l6.33; $2405 per colony :Mrs.f Adam
Grimm reports having sold oyerssesen
hundred swarms, Of bees. this summer,
1876, realizing for them nearly 5000. /
have been at Mr.. Salsbury's, Hamilton
County, Ind, ON visit: Hehas three
hundred colonies, of as fnesI sItalianebeea
as l.; eyers; saw. He. demonstrates oene;
thing, which my own experience corrobs;,
crates, that bees will pay He has 5000,
pounds Of comb honey; has sold q lasge
LOT of bees and queens. The eyproceeds OF
his apiary this year will be- 81 500. Mr.. =,
Is. HARRISON, of California, sold TO one.
New. York house, e. E. Thufber. 81 Co,
ten car loads Of California honey, 2OH,0M
pounds from his si1 apiariss.a:I could
show you, sone hundred others thatsae,
successful rapiarists. I,wouh suggest To-
your correspondent to get the Manual Of
the Apiary BY All. Cook. Address Mich
iganstate Agricultural College i price 80
t,cepts:a .bceeqgiss rca q al... 7s:ai1s. 90
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