The Red Cloud chief., 1884-06-13
if0wst Handle Bees.

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hear its hum. though it be only inten,
Oh gathering a little honey from the
nearest flower. They shout and wal.
lop about them with hands or handker-
Chiefs, as II thev were lie NJ attacked
by an enemy. Sucn are just the people
vino generally get stung. Let n bee
alone. ven though it is iuzzing close
10 Your face. In all likelihood ii Is
only an mated by curiosity. Make a
fuss about il. strike L. or get II En-
tangled in your clothes OF hair, and
Giame yourself If YOU feel its 'avelln.
When engaged in collecting honey
Or pollen from the flowers. no amount
Of teasing will cause it to sting unless
You hurt or en:an@le it. Even when a
swarm fills tine "a Won NAV safely walk
about in the midst of it. only let your
motions ice SLOW and deliberate. Should
iaey aiignt on YOUR hands or face,
never mind. they will soon fly again;
they are only resting. In such q case
60 slowly aside. and give Yourself .
gentle shake or tive. but refrain from
brushing or beating Al The bees. Avoid.
however. standing IL the line OF the
fight OF bees going from or returning
TO their hives. AT such me they nav e
such an impetus that before they are
aware of YOUR presence they get en-
tangled in your hair. and are apt TO re-
sent your o~htrusiveness. SO much for
cne's passive behavior. Let Us now
suppose ourselves engaged in necessary
action. First let US learn these priaci-
pleS:
/. Bees never attack when their
stomtchs are filled with honey or other
LIQUID sweet. This Is their normal con
dition when swarming. and therefore
they are then harmless. "a also when
returning laden TO their hives.
,. Neither do thcv attack when
thoroughly frightened. We frighten
bees bv blowing smoke among them. or
by rapping rather violently on their
hives.
3. When bees are alarmed in n hive
by smoke or conclusion. their first i'm
pulse is to fill their honey bags from
their combs.
4. Bees in a hive that is constantly
being raped against VIII in a few min
utes rush bodily o. from among their
combs INTO an empty shep or BOX set
over them.
Suppose now we wish 10 get al the
bees out of q common straw hive We
provide the needful empty skip ard
tour wood or iron pins. SIX or seven
inches long, 4 roll of burning rags. I'M
less we possess a modern bel
lows. smoker or tobacco pipe. hpd 4
STOOL or empty pail. on which 10 - ady
the hive white operating. We nov ap-
prOach the hive. Low three OF four
whitis of smoke into the entrance 20
drive in any i~otercrS. gently raise the
edLe from the toor board. and repeat
the smOkinr. Without the least lar,
now lift tie hive boldly up. and gently
turn the mouth upward. Ii the bees
show any sign of being ill-natured. give
them z puff occasionally. Set the crown
OF the hive on 10 the stool or pail. and
see that it Is steady. and having the
aide where the ices are lhickest raised
Ii inch or TWO. now TX the empty Skep
over the other by sticking two of the
pins into the lower hive. about an inch
or two below the highest mart OF its
edge, SO as TO support the edge o. the
empty sken- The other pins, sharp
ened al both ends. are placed a sup
ports between the skfps. They will
thus touch each other III one side, the
other being open SO Is TO give Il full
view.
Now commence rapping. gently a.
first, hut gradually with more force.
against the sides of tine lower hive. In
d few seconds the bees viii commence
TO run as Il for life TO the upper hive.
Among them may be Seen the queen II
n sharp lookout be kept. Tie great art
here is in keeping the bees III n con-
tinuouS. steady stream. Once ther take
a stand II i not 20 easy 10 dl-lodCe
them. Five TO ten minutes should sui
nee to finish the operation il the rJo;u
he warm. The driven bees NAV now
lie shaken about or tumbled from one
hive I another without the slightest
risk of stingS.
l: the weather be cold. or the oper..
ton 10 be performed at a season when
there * no Un>caled honey IN the hive,
4 little warm syrup should be- SprinkleC
on the bees before commencing 10 drive.
In our modern hives We Use less Ger.
emory in ~di>lodging the bees. After 3
Whit of smoke We simoly lift the ,rame-
of comb one At a time. give them 3
shake n front of the hive or skep We
want to get the bees into, and in 4 min.
ute whiSh OFF the few that remain witt
q feather.
In getting bees into 4 hive we either
pour them down in front Of il. directing
their course TO its entrance with 4 feath-
er. or shake them at once on the top o:
the frames, and cover instantly with :
cloth.
To secure a swarm that has issued
and clustered on a tree or bush. We ai-
wise, if possible, TO Gu; the branch OF
after all are settled. If this he done
gently. the bees can then be carried &c
the stand they are 10 occupy. laid down
IT the door of their Dew hive, and di-
rected with a feather. as before; other.
wise we hold an inverted skep below
the cluster, give the branch one SHARP
rap. cover the skep. into which the bee:
viii fall. with a cloth, and carry it to
its future abode.
To make a simp.c examination of 6
colony in a bar frame hive, the quilt Is
removed. a puff or two of smoke given.
and the frames are lifted one at a time,
with a little jar as possible. Both side.
can he examined, the oneen seer anc
captured ii desired, and the entire
secrets of the hive discovered without
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