The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-12-15
MoNHY IN nEE culrunE.
whas One Hive win Produce i'm a
Year.

Observing crowd in front of a show win
dow the other day, reporter curious to
learn the cause, joined it and discovered the
object Of attraction to be glass hive full OF
bees in the additionally industrious manner
In response to inquiries the proprietor of the
place said that there is noticeable lust now
q remarkable increase in decreasing, par
tlcularly among people of wealth and leisure,
Doth because Of sort of fascination in the
work, and the pleasure of getting honey
from hives of their own Ladies, too, are
taklngquite au interest in the work, he said,
and many letters are received from them
| that they can manage the little insects as sue
cessfully as men. 1t is noticeable, also, that
many in the chicken business are adding bees
to their stock, on account of the profit to be
made IN the business, and also because thew
require so little care, man attending to In.
cubators and chickens having plenty of
time to attend 10 the few duties required by
the bees. When aslsed the cost of stock.
the reporters informant said that complete
hive eoald be bought for $40 as follows
Colony $40, Hives IS. Smokers, combs,
etc. IS, tu,al $50.
with proper care this one swarm, as
II Is called, will produce 100 pounds of
money, which readily sells in the market
TOR ~ cents pound, or $40 Besides, this
one swarm viii produce two more swarms.
SO that by the end Ct twelve months the be-
gmner has paid for his outfit and has three
swarms on hand without additional outlay.
Examples were given of persons having 200
to 800 swarms--those who make a business
OF bee-raising,-and whose profit easily
reaches $4,000 to 1000 year, besides
the increase in number of swarms.
DO not bees require special and pecu-
liar care?" was asked.
Not at all on the contrary, they re-
quire very little care. They find their own
feed, and the only time they are to be
watched is when they are swarming. Then
tho thing to do is to provide the new swarms
with place of abode. One man can attend
TO several hundred hives without difficulty.
AS to their food during winter, swarm will
make honey enough to feed themselves ON
all winter, in addition to the 100 pounds
taken away from them
But is there not danger in handling
them ~
Not with proper understanding of how
to do It, If necessary they eau be stupefied
by smoke when transferring them from one
hive to another, by means of little appara.
tus made especially for the purpose, called
bee-smoker. Nor does it need any special
experience for one to go into the business.
A little observation and some reading up ON
the subject is all that Is necessary, and n
person never knowing anything about bees
cen manage them all right in few weeks
time. OF course great deal of this is due
to the great improvement in bee raising ap-
planes made within the last two years. A
few years ago the bees were raised in COM
mon box hive and the bees had to be killed
to get at the honey. But now the hives are
30 made that the bees can be easily trnns-
ferred fran ana Ia -a,a4ti4avs- a.-1-- 4ii----5
the latest improvements of this nature are
hives with boxes on the top so arranged that
the bees go into them to make the honey,
and thus the honey can be readily removed
without disturbing the bees. No. the large
supply of California honey coming here does
not affect the demand for native production.
Ths latter is growing more and more popu.
lar and good honey can always be readily
Of in the mavket."