Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-29

follow up tho wasps with dotermaln.
tiou, they can soon kill them Of, FOL
when the robbers ale caught those IN
the neat will die.
The boet vii notsesk the traps a. long
~ there IL any honey coming In.
In some parts OF the country some
seasons the tohds iramplo the bees, hut
we have heard no complaint from this
source. IL 10 easy enough 10 keep them
from the bees by raising the hives a
few iuches.
We believe these arc about all the
posts Of any serious nature troubling
our bees hsn In Utah. We have
dwell on this subject because u Il
something " hlch our brekeepefs should
DO Interested 10, ami we should also be
J well posted as 10 tho beet method Of
/ preventing ana Destroying the pests u
We would be auccstsful ia bee culture.
IL 10 an old adsge that one ounce VI
prevention 10 worth a pound Of cure.
Now then, " our beekesptrs will bear
this In mind anu n they will act vt
once when ihuy zee thoir bees attacked
| by these pests, thoy will Ing
1t much easier to keep them dswn al
deatfoy them. tteithsr the ant or wep
attack a hive Of bson In great numJefs
they can deitroy the hive enipiy In
from I've 10 Ten days, hence thgheoea.
sity Of prompt action Ia dosirofng the
pests aud saving the bees. Dout bee
keepers doaitond 10 these life matters
promptly they will mud iynot such a
great task after all, andin most IN
stances they will be retarded abuH.
dainty foT their care ayd attention ~
tbs little busy hoe.
This taksa us baek 10 the assertion
that tue ono great n/od Ia beekteyins
10 proper mauagehsnL While In
order 10 be- tucJeisiul In obtaining
COED returns iron our bees they must
be kept strouS this not all that
10 nVccaasry/ 10 going around
among cur beokcepsfs tho past
season 10 many places We
found stony swArms aud stili
the uwnorgol little Or no returns from
them. While thofo are other causes
that prguuce those conditions, We Hui
the pbucipal one 10 that tho tets are
kept m little old, rickety hives, having
litth or no room ~ store honey, anu
tbs toes would DO hanging on tho out
sido Of the hive. In Que place We saw
fOfty hivus, twenty-five OF them 90
covered with bee, that we could only
see the covers. We visited one gentle
man that had some strong swarma Of
bees In dry goods boxes, aomo VI them
large enough Tor three swAfms. lilo
cut holes through tho top OF th0ne aud
laid other empty boxes over them for
The bees to nll, Lut the bees did not
seem 10 SEQ It In that way, for while
the bottom b0xeG we're mostly fuli, We
found n little honey with QUE only In
the top box. While we do not like 10
say No, We find 10 10 the opinion
OF some Of our bee keepcfs
that thure are enough bee owners
but not enough beokoepeu; but like
the fruit indusIry, lew seem to be-
leading out and we believe that ia the
near future both OF these industries
Will come 10 tho front and will not
Ouly save but will be = source Oi
revenue ~ Iho Territory. our be.
keepers have n double duty TO perform:
As beekespers they are moving TO build
up the bee Industry, and az fruit grow.
cts they have TO NY 10 inslil into the
minds OF their brother ffuiI.gTowsfs
that 10 cultivate n spirit OF enmity
against the little luSy Tee 10 not only
uaur ceseary, but 10 unwise anu inlutl-
Gus 10 tho fruit Industry, a. they are
needed for tho proper fertilization OF
many fruits and plants. II has been
demonstrated time aud again that II IL
moro Injurious than beneficial ~ tho
fruit 10 spray trees while In bloom.
This subject should DO inveltl-
gated by our fruit growing fTienug.
ln conclullon We would say to our
bee keepers, take good care OF the bsos
through tue winter; protect them NJ
much ne pessible, but give them
enough ventilation to keep them dry;
attend TO them In the spring-oluAa
out the hives, do little cumulative
ieoding II necessary; give thVm brine
and fresh water; tnus they may rot
wander In o3lI, stormy weather seek.
lug water use n plata simple hive, QUE
that 10 easy TO handle; W. prefer hive
with thu frames ali the same size; give
them enough room then they will
work anu not hang on the outside OF
the hive " they aru kept strong. Aaa|
rule tho returns will DO satisfactory ~
the keeper Respectfully.
II. 4. LOvEsY.