Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-06-17
Notes for BeekeeDers.

be of benefit over the hives in hot
weather.
In working with bees at this sea-
son never stand directly in front Of
the hive.
Keep bees enough to make your
your own honey, but begin with a
few hives.
Never open the hives during the
working season unless it is really
necessary.
Bees will rarely injure fruit I'M
less the skin is first broken in some
other way.
When the supply of honey is
small it will be best to sell it in the
home market.
Sprinkling the bees thoroughly
with water will often aid material
ly in hiving them,
Work in the apiary cannot be
put off from day to day, but must
be done when required.
The Italian is considered the
most prolific and the best all-round
bee of the different breeds.
When returning frames to the
hives adjust them slowly and care
fully, so as not to injure the bees.
Bees serve as active agents in the
fertilization of plants, and are not
destructive in the smallest degree
Everything shonld be ready, so
that the apiarist can lay his hand
on any article needed at moments
notice.
Every hive of bees that does not
contain a good fertile queen is in
danger of being robbed, and must
be looked after.
Bees are profitable because they
gether and store up what would be
entirely lost without their aid, and
they work in places that are rarely
seen.
While the bottom boards should
not be left loose, yet they should
not be nailed on so tight that they
cannot be removed readily when
necessary.
The right time to place on sur
plus boxes is when the hive or low
er story is full or nearly so AS
long as the bees have abundant
room there is no need of any sur
plus boxes.
Use the best combs for the brood
nest, and the oldest and toughest
near the outside for storage. Do
not allow any drone comb to re-
main in the hive except the colo.
MES you wish to breed from. Cut
it out and insert workers comb in
its place.
Most beekeepers agree that more
honey and of course more profit
can be realized by extracting the
honey than by keeping it in the
comb, some good authorities going
so far as to say three times as much.
In nearly all cases the extracting
plan will be found the best for be-
ginners.
1t is often the case early in the
season that the cluster of bees in
the hive will be found to locate
their brood at one side of the hive.
This should be looked after in good
season, SO that the brood will occu-
ply the center combs, and the
frames heaviest with honey be
placed nearest the outside.
When the plan of extracting the
honey from the combs is followed
always allow the cells of the combs
to be filled, but do not allow them
to be sealed over. Take out the
frames, put them into the extract
or, turn the reel and the liquid
honey is thrown out by centrifugal
force If care is taken in handling
not to injure the frames they can
be put back into the hives to be
again filled with honey.
Generally June is considered the
best month for honey, as usually
the clover is in full bloom, but to
secure the best results it is neces-
sary that the colonies be strong in
the opening of the season, because
if they are weak it will take the
best part of the honey season to
build them up. Give the strong
colonies plenty of room, and as
fast as the frames are filled take
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