New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-07
DISAPPOINTED BEES.

THEIR ROPES OF PROSPERITY BLIGHTED.
lrrom Az OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or The rHTBUSEl
DECKERTOWN, n. j., Oct. 5.-ln the early
part of the season the prospects we're bright FOR large
yield Of honey this year in this vicinity All the BIOS
SONS of the rose family very abundant and well
filed with nectar The best honey is made from bass
wood ana the bees did well in this. The season up to
the middle Of had been very encouraging ana the
bees had made exrayagaut arrangements for their sea-
sons work they had built comb and made cells for
bees and queens in the most reckless manner evidently
anticipating season of unusual produeyeness IN sac
eharue matter During June and july So rapidly ddthey
swarm that It almost impossible for aparts to pro
vide hives for the colonies as fast as they came out.
Their swarming was even extended into August not
wtthstanding that queens were killed aad measures re-
sorted 10 to check very great production OF bees
In connection with this circumstance MI I. L. Bah
cock OF this county, reports remarkable discovery
He had destroyed all the queen cells IN one OF MS 'e
but on examining the same some time aftefwarU louno
queens III cells that had been originally prepared ior
neuters positive OF this and also that he eggs
had been laid in these cells for neuters He now thnks
that the sex depends upon the but upon the cell
formation. -,
The bees worked vigorously on the early flowers, tho
compostes roses ndens, b1ttercups ana 50 tor'h an
I'm, rich in sweetness. In June, when tho white
clover came from which the second-bost money Is ae,
ains became moro frequent and they continued until
r,ts in July When the drouth began the clover had
,ossad ayvav Buckwheat and goden-rod followed, Dns
the outh worked Ms dsastrousy as the too requeht
rains and the bees could yet little honey from these
rlopts The droutn continued into September and as
consequence the bees have had little TO WORK on SINGS
June. -, -, -.
aTbev,ye done nothn' hut loaf around the hives or
ebt ao, rob their neghbOrs for the past two months
,r,,.i an old bee-raiscr. And they're as ugly ana
htsII "a NH tarnaGn We dassent couch sklp 70 tako
10. nv honey cause the Tobber5'n be out 10 JlIy,
and thev fight and kali each other Dy the ~ 49,
YOU see that little critter there Oua-in to 40 tbera
w., Cyprian bee 100. Both mean mischief Jhey
can win the native bee any time III lalf stAnu- ~
dght. they're constantly rObDln TIC H"t4'S wv '
GOOD many get killed for tAelf pains A., r., ,,orso
they've nOthln else 10 do Nhen HOWL - py
Jor't az much of sch work Then thsy re 1u anlh
ami singn' round and as happy ana SoulehtTd Hs sn
oyster but the deuces 10 pay WIN el; nc, s a
viii y6u," and the struck down ~ ptlah nat W.
,ni,,,ing and dippIng around in 'front.' OF bNc anu
ttrcqteui ing TO enter at the irst opportunity -.
There's a weak swarm IN that there hiye tbat Eues
r,u b"ye 10 STICK match under 70 gave t. queer am
il KILN 'em to save en-! Bt et SU 30 - tySsnTv
Twont pay keep 'em and Ieed en nieen " Iii ~
o"Uds of honey this winte aud then meDDo h0t pun e
p,',5 70 sTring There several sch cOOues Iney
swarnled late and on em haven't lnaog ouuI Va
honey since Thty made uhgny POUl ho.iesnn'
the world, and might bGtieF Fever so' ny
ON their own hook at all -, ,,,,,. for On earts
Honey In tue comb Is retailing hereaDouts Ior - ,
oi Extracted honey for 10 AMI Is cents. 10 Was anus
aaTv m the season that prices would he some
what lower this fall, but that the lheletae al ~
NOu ~ cr tbis season one OF unusual pro1uc enes
T6e aUiariss well the beeh hau ma 40
LAMENTATIONS good season ana are eolss"sls 10y
disarmament that the weather mas turned out 50 aH4AF
Orably. .-.--... -, ,,,snr,ora NJ bcpev than
,b onItops which have shortened tue crop IN sussex
@ 2ran"s counties have not prevailed every where
hear flint in Wayne County, Penn, and IN some 9,her
made and hence It likely that the genera LnIAet VIA
not be much affected one way OF the otLeI'