The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-05-03
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Some Practical Hints from a Successful
Raiser Of Honey Makers.
| As bee-keeping in this State is still in
its infancy in comparison to the great
stride it is making in other States of the
Union, it would seem that in this pursuit,
too, we are behind our neighbors. How.
ever, from many enquiries and other
indications, there are grounds for think
ing that quite q number of people in
various parts of the State are thinking of
either taking up Bookkeeping or improv.
ing their old plans.
A few suggestions on the subject will
not come amiss to such, and more particu.
lar at this season, when in few weeks
the bees will be swarming,sand every one
who has bees ought be prepared for the
new swarms, &c. There are many in tho
North, and some in the Sodth also, who
have successfully devoted themselves to
bee keeping as a business. Among them
are included several ladies who have
given convincing evidence that this is by
no means an unsuitable branch of indus.
try for the fair sex to engage in. That
womanly independence and selt-support
can be had in this direction is an interest
ing feature in modern bee.keeping.
Every farmer should keep bees. He
need not become perfect apiculturist to
succeed with them on small scale; let
him invest in good book on bees and
commence with single stand, study his
book and let his practical knowledge
grow with the increase of bees, and he
will soon be able to save hundreds of
pounds of delicious nectar that is every
year wasted on the farms, which might
be gathered and would add greatly to the
comfort and health Of the farmer and his
family. Honey is not only delightful,
but wholesome as food, for both young
and old, and in disease it is a good med
icine. Apart from bee keeping being a
healthy and P easurable occupation, there
is nothing know of on the farm that
can make such large return for such
small outlay- Though there are many
who are specialists at bee keeping, may
safely say that the plac, for the honey
bee is on our farms. and they are un-
undoubtedly their homes, as we'll as that of
any other live stock. In our swamps and
along our water>eourses honey.producing
trees abound in vast numbers. Then can
We not as, our Northern friends are,
become more educated to the use of so
delicious sweet as nature has provided
for US, or are we too Indifferent to gather
it, even though it be at our very doors?
Now how can We keep bees success
fully? In tie first place they must not
be left to chance or their own device.
They need intelligent oversight, the same
as poultry, swine, cattle, &c. Left to
take care Of themselves, bees will not
thrive any more than any other class of
live stock. Many Of the men who do
now and have kept bees in our State for
ages past know Of the old box hive,
the bells, horns and old tinpans
at swarming time, and they are we'll
acquainted with the, "moth worm" that
destroys their combs, yes and they can
tell you all about the King bee ~ My
aim now is to tell them that all the above
belong to the days gone by. Now we
have the splendid and convenient nova
BILE comb hive, with its upper and lower
stories, the former for surplus honey and
the latter for brood rearing. From our
surplus department We can have our pure
and unadulterated comb honey, free from
theamallest particle of bee bread or pol
len, and in whatever shape We prefer it,
whether in one pound boxes or ten.
With the extractor ne can empty the /!
combs of their contents, getting the incest
Of extracted honey, and by replacing the
combs they are re6lled in a short time
and again ready to be emptied by the
same process.
With modern bee culture, theintroduc.
tion of the Italian bee has been one of
the greatest stides We have to boast Of,
By it the bee.keeper may consider him
seIfsafe from the power Of the amoth
worm" Not only does it defend its
stores from any and all enemies, but it
will gather nearly twice as much honey
in the same space of time as the blacks.
It is more gentle to handle, and far more
beautiful and graceful in appearance. In
the continuation of these articles will be
found the hive more fully described, its
inmates, how to manage bees, Week
ly News and Courier.