The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-10-13
BEE NOTES FOR OCTOBER
BY L. C. ROOT.
American Agriculturist for October.

be abundant, but 1t was very Sud'
denly and unexpectedly cut short.
Reports from all parts Of the Uni
ted States indicate a small crop.
We judge it to be less than one
half the usual average; many re-
port an entire failure. In our own
apiaries we secure over $4,000
pounds from 176 colonies. Thus
far we have taken from the three
selected swarms as follows July
10th, No. 1, I'll lbs, No. 2, 663 lbs,
No. 3, 83ss lbs. July 18th, No. 1,
IL lbs., No. 2, IL lbs, No. 3, 55
lbs. July 18th, No. l., 12'lbs., No.
2, Is lbs, No. 8, 2l lbs. After the
last date given we removed the
swarms with others, to where
Buckwheat. Golden Rod, and Eupa-
torium are found in greater abun-
dance than around the summer
stands nearer home.
FALL PAsTURAeE.-The subject OF
fall pasturage is of considerable
importance, as with fair yield OF
honey at this season, breeding will
be continued and thus one Of the
essentials for successful wintering
is secured. It will therefore be
| found profitable to study the
sources from which yield may be
expected. In many sections buck
wheat is the chief dependence for
late honey. In other localities,
like our own in the Mohawk Val
ley, Melilot or Sweet Glover, is Of
great importance. But more gene
| rally, we think that the supply will
be gathered chiefly from Golden
Rod and Eupatorium. These wild
plants can be found upon rough,
waste land, in nearly all parts OF
the country.
FALL AIANAGEMESr.-If surplus
boxes have not been removed as di-
rected last month, it should be at
tended to at once. If swarms have
been supplied with extra combs for
extracting, they should be removed
and packed safely away for use
another season. The value of these
combs, as well as those taken
from piece boxes, cannot be over
estimated, consequently great care
should be taken to preserve them.
Nice and rats should be carefully
excluded. If disturbed by the de-
structive moth, the removed combs
should be- smoked with birthstone.
MARKETING HoNEY.-In marketing
honey use every precaution to make
it neat and attractive. Directions
for preparing and casing honey for
market, will be found in the Amerl-
can Agriculturist for October, 1879.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
HANGING AND STANDING Frames
"Do you not crush more bees, and
are you not more liable to kill the
queen with the Quinby standing
frame, than with the hanging
frame?" We consider the standing
frame quite as desirable, yet we, as
well as others, in answering such
questions, should not lose sight of
the fact, that every bee-keeper be-
comes most familiar with whatever
style of hive he adopts, and, natu-
rally, can handle it better than any
other, until he acquires large ex
perience.
OPENING HIVES. "How often
should a beginner open his hives ?"
Just as often as practical opera
tions require him to do so.
BEES IN A GARREr.-A correspon-
dent in n. J. comes with the old
question of the desirability of keep
ing bees in a garret. This story of
arranging bees in room in a gar
ret where they will not swarm,
and where the owner can go and
cut out cards of honey for family
use, at any time, is very old one
and belongs with that other old
story Of the immense swarm Of bees
somewhere in the rocks where bees
pour forth in masses, and honey
may be found by the ton. As re-
CARDS keeping bees in an attic or
upper room, or even upon a roof,
they may be so kept, if some prac.
tical hive is properly arranged in
such location. There are even
some advantages derived, where but
few hives are kept. But all things
taken into consideration, it is pre-
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