The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-26
GREAT BRITAIN'S BEE SHOW.
<pIIRISTs TIMING MONEY WITHOUT
kILLTNG THE BEES.
Nee. rersuad-d TO Abandon their Fuii Hive
for ~ Hive that II Empty and Coda NJ oct
Entertaining and Instructive Exhibition.

The fourth show of the British Bcckecp-
ers Association il now being held ut the Royal
HIrI'cp,Hntral GARDEN. H., Sasth ksnsingiy9 SSir
society. and lac has been succeeded 10y Lady
Burdctl -COutis. Its objects are the advance
ment Of bee keeping A. means OF bcli"ringthe
condition Of cOttngcrs and the advocacy Of
humanity TO the honey ice, The secret of mod.
killing tho hoes before their store II honey was
rificd. Now they are by various ingenious pro-
ccsscs deprived oi the honey which they pro-
ducc In quantities much greater than their own
needs demand. they are fed ia bad seasons;
kept warm in winter and III Tho summer taken
on pleasant excursions among the flowers.
Nothing IS moro rcmni cable IN TINS branch on
voyage undertaken 10y Mr. Perrine. we'll
known Chicago bee master who was In this
country lat year To- pny arguraan 19ecns; he
down the Mississippi gradually advancing ac-
eording to ty SgI IN s IN wmoh Icren, lovers
travelling in carts g. the heather. On the Milo
the bee boats voyage by night. stopping for the
day ut places where there IL good rusturage.
The Italians carry their bees up the stream Of
the 20, and when the bonts have sunk Ia cor
nro sufficiently ful! aud the bargcs laden with
their honcycomls float down again to the home
lions as these. not only in thcir tribute o, honey
and way but by their services to the flowers
In the process Of removing this precious de-
post from the blossoms they carry pollen from
Hover TO flower So that 1t is popularity believed
that the fruit trees Of an orchard bear best II
bees wcro busy among them when ne blossoms
wore n.tt. ana the New LpauuI Government
hre To- import this winter, through Mr.. Neigh
bour. a quantity ot humble bees 10 enable the
colony 10 grow its own red clover This valu-
able food for stock is dependent upon the Visits
OF the humble bee Tor reproducing itself. and
tho seed has 20 be imported ycnr by .yenr 10y
colonies which have no hccs. II is the field
bees which are useful In this respect; the sew
eral varieties Of hive bccs are valuable in other
Among the most esteemed sorts Of hive-iwell,
Srs are the SypE,a9 9'e1 To1p,Ty H. Peter
prepared a translation from the Bi,wn-eii,ng
OF an article by Herr CORR. in which he speaks
most highly Of the good qualities OF the bocs 81
Cyprus, and considers them in advance Of any
other bees that he has cultivated. In this opin-
ion he IS horne out by Count Rudolph hollow
rat OF Tabor. Specimens ~ the Cyprian bees
have been exhibited by Mr.. Neighbour NJ the
bee shows OF the British Bee Association. They
are of n species similar 90 the Egypian and
the German pastor Dlthc writes 81 them" The
Cyprinns are diigcni but quite inclined to
sting" TheS" however are ike the Carno-
Ian II fancy breed. The hccs which the greater
number of masters rear IN this country are the
black hce % Norihcrn Europe and the yellow
banded bee of the Naltcline. known as the Ligu-
rinn or Italian toe.
the cxhibtion II those m,thods Of driving'
and manipulation hy which the bees aro in
duced To lonv" their hives. \ competition for
prizes IN driving was on Tuesday held IN u tent
which had an inurr'ii'lo-u oi netting. sothat
tator having a. fear the siil,ii's Of tho outraged
insects The bees are first made drunk with
sugar. or have iAoir senses duh. a littla with
smoke, and are then 'rulnmgd out OF the hive
into straw skep from which IL arc shaken
Many improved lar and franc hives were cx-
hibhcd wh+i max" Che skill Of th" driver I'M
out of them. IN the-r thin iluie pf WAX Is in
They take advnntae- 4 the wall thus PROVIDED
aud buiid against H.. Ih'ir Time Is saved and
the combs arr regularly built. \ machine IL
produr lhrse euil lug walls by ranidiy passing
wax under roller IS cNhlnii"d this year.
Suprrs' ore also shown. Tho-' are pnred
nbpve the hives and are removed 4, soon ~
they are illol win honey. Mr. Jlhn Hunter.
the wrll-known apurian show, litlr American
suners Mt ialf en hEh 70 h.lt pound #
which tn, ,r,nb Is placed and turned rapilly
round til the honey IT, expelled Icy centrifugal
Splendid honey comes from Dumfrics and
Hrris; II Is shown ~ all colors-light II the
darker il their pa-iurasc hn- boon UPON the
early SIMMER was los coii for much hmncv IN
have been gather Il This wear. but the bees have
fruit trees. as ,sey were in tho bad season Of
Among curiosities Is a Pormgue-o hive Of
bark exhibited toy the Roy. /. 4 Scott and u
in the Strand by bees belonging o. Mr. Thurs
ton. which wery par Iy i"i l syrup and purity
fcw acros. Ii, rnamr- 60 Vie earned shadcs II
Lambeth. An interesting r'N"riiO j. That -
their f1od-thr Spiked tensile tie m'adow.
sweet. the ihfuIe vAi.A EaNn tis fpvUrtO the
honey OF lymcttu-. the white nriflD. the fra
grant mignon~,ie and lavender VITA horasr.
good also I'm 'lHr"f 0uu
by discu-siou. opeuot l' tAo Rev. j. j.. Chen.
ne on aas'iol. lp'IT s.'4s t. l,e MASTERS
RED Out Win al" r"5l wIiii ~ N" IA imc,n''
The prcVa"ni opinion WIS thm thr queen d.I
Indeed had -ern hcg H.. -y led "nt H im1,nii
two res,lui. niyi,rI- The lr's.lent Of the
ing The day lui t.i n.t ii-tfitui, the irizes rs
ann0un 'cd.
The honorary rotary NJ. peol. MN uneol
IN ms NtI ift~~ ltfl4fL 'fIf t.-fIIIlflII Al