Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-02
ABOUT BEES.
Advice from 4 Beekccper al Long
Experience.

. occasionally receive iuguir
ies regarding bees, on account,
! I suppose, OF my formerly acting il
the cipacityof secretary Of the Ter,
ritorial BcekueperN Association.
Lately one came from Wallzhursh.
Wssat-h County, requesting a reply
through the DESERET NEWS, If con-
vcnient. Il VS. 5,~c4 Mr.. u. II.
Greer, VINO =sys:
II 1--we few swarms Of bees.
and they do well here. From one
swarm between the Ist q May and
the Is. Of July tJok 30 pounds Of
honey. T-0a!d like TO learn the
hes; way 10 keep them. 1 was al
nays interested in reading the cor
respondence in the News, relating
to bees, bat for long time we have
seen but Httlc .. that sort.
Permit me to ask some questions:
When n colony loses its queen. l.
there any remedy: What kind Of
hives are best" What Is the c.suse
OF foul brood, and how can you di.-
tiuquish 1t: Where can obtain
books treating on bee culture. II
You will kindly reply through The
News, II You think bu>., You viii
much Ublige IN old friend VINO
crossed the plains IL your company
in is55."
There most certainly Is = remedy
for gueenless colony. In time Oh
young brood take from -0m- other
hive or hives two OF three Frame
with young brood: shake 0frthe old
bees 10y slight shake over
-heir hive; the young lees
VIII clesve 10 the Cumus. and
they are the ones most t.ga-
cious % produce a new queen from
the larFa or v ung brood. AIind
F that the combs are supplied with
quite young brood, ~ the old brood
VIII not answer. IL should he il
milky looking condition. The ad-
altgn 81 a few frames with yu--s-
bees eight times out Of ten Will -,l-
lice the ggpeuless hive 90 mak.. .
new queen from the larva FURNISHES.
them. II the colony Is 50 long n.g-
lrcteI As 10 have fertile worker. j.
VIII be more difficult matter and
/ require more attention.
/ Foul brood Is q disease. rs is small
J poA, cholera. frvers. etc. Il was ius-
ported into the Territory in early
7 times, and has beyu suffered l.
spread It's ravIges and has proven
more disastrous and disseminating 10
bee keepers than all other causes put
together.
Stock on the range. sheep with
the rot and sclb, have been in many
cases much neglected. nut not 80
much as the intelligent little 'sbu-y
lee has, been. Ifa person mas good
smelling faculty and has
smelt rotten fish. he viii know.
when opening up a hive infested
with foul broad. The diseased brood
has turned into corruutiun. foul
enough. some cells NAV be .auuei
over but shrunken, with small holes
OF puuctures.
DO not mistake chilled brood. al
though dead in the cells. for foul
brood. The bad OdOr VI foul brood
aids to spread also 10 detect the
horrible disease. I would be will
ing 70 nearly rid the Territory O.
bees altogether and begin again. TO
clear the Territory OF the mula Y.
The best hive in my estimation Is
the kidder, but 10y all means the
two storied. With this hive The
extractor may Ice used with inlpun-
i;y by extracting from the upurr
story, leaving the brood CHAMBER
down stairs. /
Five years ago l closed nfy bee I
keeping with seventy hives. | then
adopted an enlarged upper story I
with chat addition Of three inches 1
at each end Of the one story kiGdgr
# nine frames, adding fourteen
frames to the upper story, AMI put T.
on gab!ed root, making fOrmid- I
able cottage. From one Of these. q
pet hive, We took ass pounds Of I
honey ia lSS5. This season again /
We have undertaken 70 build uu q /
run down apiary OF fifteen hives: /
have increased them 10 thirty ana 4
from one Of those cottage hives in /
the month Of July alone We have /
taken 40 pounds OF honey, ana .
hereafter may give the full seasons |
result. For the las: eight DAYS the
yield has been thirty POUNDS.
Mr.. 4. 1. Root. Of Medina. Ohio. /
keeps lab. c. In Bookkeeping. "a
30 publishes beekeeper'sj Journal. a
magazine. l can furnish
you il desired, with either. "A. 3.
60 is a very useful book to novices |
IN bookkeeping.
Asa well wisheE 10 the useful in .
justry and hoping the above may I
prove satisfactory, | remain,Cs ever, F.
Yours, J.. STEVENSON. F..
Us 5, First West Temple Street.
salt Lake City. July 81, Ise1. /