Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-02
BEES AND HONEY.
The Life of the Honey Bee Explained by
DR.. Lyon.
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1t is a strange fact that bees sting
some people much more readily than
Others. OF course in handling bees
we ought to be gentle in movement
not jarring them unnecessarily
(though when you have them thor
oughly subdued by smoke you can
treat them pretty roughly and they
will not resist it,
Ii is also strange that the bee sting
hurts some people much more than
others. With some it is not much
worse than a flea bite and less perma-
nent in its effects, while the average
person finds it sufficiently painful,
and to very few it is a very serious
matter indeed. Then very bad cases
arc generally due to the swelling
rather than the pain. 1t is also true
that a sting affects the same person
quite differently at different times,
sometimes producing little pain and
almost no swelling'and at other times
giving one a decided fat hand or a
beautiful thick lip or enlarged nose.
For my own part | prefer to al
ways protect my face and some
times my hands also. 10 make
bee-vail take a piece of
mosquito netting about two feet by
three, fold together the longest way
and sew up one side, put a drawing
string or piece of round elastic in one
cad, which is the top and is fastened
around the crown of your hat. Then
let it come down over the hat brim
which holds it away from face and
neck, and tie it just below the collar
with a piece Of s1ring or tape. The
white mosquito netting in front OF
the eyes is trying to them, 50 if you
wish to see clearly, cut out space o
about eight inches square in front OF
the face and stitch into the open
ing a piece of 'Bru5sels net" Thi-
has a very fine black thread and
scarcely interfereS at all with the |
sight, This head gear is usually suf |
ic,cnt as the bee almost always aim |
or your face, But if you choose you |
AN wear gloves. Rubber gloves are
perhaps the best, though they sweat
he hands, they can be had for 81 3j
Der pair from dealers. The gloves
besides protecting from stings, which
,ften come from your accidentally
bee while handling
he frames, also keep your
myers from being gnmmcd
Up with "propolis," which is very
much like "sWeet gum" and is used
" the bees to glue things fast in the
i've and to seal up crevices. 1t is
to get on the fingers and
ari to wash of. When armed with
all and gloves the operator is safe
rom sting5 unless he leaves space for
he bees to crawl up his sleeves.
hey are not usually much inclined
} crawl into your clothing unless it
getting dark or the wealth r Is pref
y cool,
The best time for a eginner to
pen a hive is near midday on
right, mild day, as then a large
art Of the bees are not at home. Ii
al-o true that they are less spiteful
hen the weather is fine and they :
re bringing in honey. Many peo-
Ie, however, can work with bees all
ny without either vail or gloves and
ever receive a sting. We have told
DIV and why the swarm comes off Y
ON the hive. Now itiis remark bale
wv beautifully and equitably
warming divides the bees. No ar
fetal method Of dividing bees can
Iual it, The swarm that comes off
as the greater part of the bees and :
e Old queen, who is in the full tide
egg laying. So as soon as they get