The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-06-26
THE Is BDSY, BUSY BEE.

McSsrs. Editors: No doubt there is
rs little attention paid to bees as to-
any thing Of as much pleasure and
profit known to our people, and why2
because so few know how to treat
them. You may ask q number Of
bcckcepcrs why their bees don't do
MS well now as several years ago, and
the majority will answer, "I don't
know. ] rob them in July and Au-
gust as fused to. treat them as my
forctathcrs did, and nearly all Of them
will die in the winter season. They
swarm two or three times apiece every
spring, and | can't sec the reason thcy
don't do rs well as they ever did" I
will answer the question for them and
for the benefit Of the bookkeeping pub
lie.
! /. Dces should be hivcd in close.
wcll-made hives, with all the Joints
well fitted, set on q good, smooth
plank, bench or floor, so that as little
crack as possible will be around the
bottom of the hivc-tor there is where
the moth eggs arc laid; they hatch in
few days and can enter the hive
through very small crack or hole.
2. Bees should not swarm more than
once year, and the way to prevent
their sWarming oftcncr is unknown to
almost every ono III this country. At
ter bees swarm the first time they will
want to swarm again in from eight to
fourteen days, and these few days
attention will shape your success with
that hive for the season. Listen at
tcntively with one car pressed tightly
against the hive every morning and
evening during the six days, or until
you hear an uncommon noise in the
hive, sounding like s'daubcr." for the
queens will always make noise for
at least twcDty-lour hours before
swarming. Then light pipe of to-
bacco and smoke them well, commence
ing at the threshold. Then raise the
hive up so as to give the smoke free
access to the bees, and in the meantime
tap lightly and quickly on the hive
the bees TO the top Of the hive. Th(n
set it:down as before and leave them.
This procedure will cause them, in the
majority Of cases, to kill the young
queen, they will work harmoniouslv
under the old onc-thcrcby strength
cning the old hive with bees. And
here lies the turning-point TO success
keep the hive strong.
3. Bees should not be robbed after
the tenth day of June, and the brood
chamber nerb, troubled. They NAV
be robbed with prOpricty after they
swarm, no matter how early in the
season. Never rob close, SO us to dis
courage the bees.
4. Bees cannot be kept profitably in
old-tashioncd box hives. The best
hives made are the Langstroth, Buck
eye, American, Eureka, Quinby and
Georgia Movable Frame. For the
benefit ofany who may wish to pur-
chase ! will give you my experience
with them, also my opinion. I own
forty hives. andthc first Of the
season selected six Of the various hives
to test tho value and advantages Of
them. | have robbed them all twice
each, taking
From the Langstroth. .72lbs.
From tho Buckeye. .5Slbs.
From the American .5SlIs.
from the Eureka. .hOlbs.
from inc (SulnDy... .4Glbs.
From the Georgia NJ. f.. ..62lbs.
The Georgia Movable Franc was
not subjected to q fair test. The Lang
stroth and the Georgia are decidedly
the cheapest and best, though the 9TH
crs have severally some advantages.
But, Mcssrs. Editors, to go into
minute details, though very import
ant, would be perhaps imposing on
your good nature and take up too
much room in your valuable and in
terestlng columns. Ifyotl wish to hear
from me again, ain, yours, obedient-
~, Il. WAYLAND SCRUGGs.
Chemical analysis discloscs the
fact that among the many articles used
for food there arc only two, wheat and
milk, which contain all the elements Of
tho human body and in tho proper
proportion. Other articles, such as
butter, sugar, syrup, and fat Of all
kinds. are wholly carbonaccous, or
heat producing, SO that if a human be-
ing wore To attempt to live on these
farticles alone, his brain and muscles
would starve. BY actual experiment
it has been found that q nan could not
survive two months on such diet.
ScULL SHOALS, Ca, Greene Co. !
August 8, 1876.
MR.. w. Fl. BARRETT:
Dear Sir-I havo sold DIR. GILD-
ERS PILLS for the past two years,
and find that all in tllis neighborhood
approve them. The physicians have
recommended them, and the people
will have mono other. They are better
LIVER PILLS than any have any
knowledge Of Very respectfully,
At10 HENRY. MOORE.
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