Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-06-02
AGRICULTURAL.
The Apf.ary.
Zee Notes for LUlae,.

sason, last months notes will be in
srder for the beginning Of this month
unless the season comes rapidly for.
ward.
Continue to feed sparingly till the
bloom appears, and should the hives
become overcrowded with bees give
room for storing by adding box at a
tine, and do not discourage the bees
by giving them too much room. Ev-
ery swarm of bees can be induced to
work in surplus boxes If commenced
with in time, and room given in pro-
portion to the strength Of the colony.
Spread the combs, in strong colonies,
about every six days, and guard
against robbing in opening the hives
and in feeding, for unless you are care
fnl little honey carelessly left about
will cause the strong colonies to attack
the weak ones, and decentralization will
follow throughout the season-with
such as obtain dishonest stores.
Kill every miller and worm you
may see, as each will raise several gen.
erations during summer, and BY de-
stroying them early much can be
saved.
After auch loss in bees, all over
the country, the moth will take pos.
session and reign supreme, unless the
OLD hives are cleaned out and the
combs melted up or protected from
their ravages-look we'll to this mat
ter.
Reinforce all weak swarms BY CIV
ing frame Of Matching brood, placed
in the centre of the bees. Dont throw
away good brood combs because dark
and mouldy, cleanse them by washing
w clear water, and shake the water
from the cells, or use the Honey Elk
tractor for this purpose if you have
one. A good syringe answers very
well for washing. Combs in which
the bees died should have all dead
ones taken out, even if necessary TO
scrape away some of the cells.
AS soon as drones hatch, the strong
est swarms can be divided or swarmed
artifcially. The best way to do this
% to remove the old hive to new spot
in the middle of the day, and remove
the comb with the queen on it to a
new hive and insert frame filed with
foundation, or an empty comb, should
you have one, where you took that one
from which contains the queen. Con-
tract the entrance to one inch that the
brood may not become chilled Place
the new hive with queen on old stand
and put in four frames Of foundation
or empty combs and division board
and the work is done.
If you have any poor swarms they
San now be given to those deprived Of
their queens; but in this case, the hives
made queenless should occupy the
place Of the weak ones you wish to
unite, that the loss of their old bees
may not occur by breaking up their
home, II you have extra quesns on
hand they also could be introduced to
ahe motherless colonies safely.
Dort attempt to more than double
youa colonies, unless skilled in build.
ing up-a small increase will pay best
Juno this season will be The swarmine
month If you have not already got
POUR cedar bush planted and your
mullen stalks tied in position, don't
delay it il natural swarming is to be
gracticed. I have been asked by sew.
aral Of the readers Of The American
EanDssr "How 1 do it" and as many
othens might wish to be further en-.
Eghtened, I will say.-A bush sever
jeet tall Of cur red cedar is best. Drive
8ouu stakes into the ground, just 81
alase you can set the bush up in posi-
ton among them, and be retained
ta1ough any storm than might occur
Stakes four feet long driven eighteen
inches into the earth will do. Now
whsn the bees have clustered, all 20,
have to- do is to raise up your ceda
hush, carry it TO the hive-swarm ane
alG-and shake the bees upon the hiv
mig ahast or clean spot on the grount
where the hive stands; replace th'
hush at once, as many will take winl
and 10 hack to the spot where the busl
stSodr Gud if it is not there will G,
hack to- thein old home. Usually twt
shakincg Of the bush will secure tn.