Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-09

| tilion Of beet, and Of methods oil 20.
itc1ng the PERSON, will almost VII II
want The ssstlng of stlngt. II u
| fcient care IL exercised the opera OF
need never be stung. In the first
place, bees stinR only In defense Of
thslr b yes. There mSy be nu Occns Oh :
al exception to this, hut 1t 10 the Iu =.
Bees Gus in the field gathering honey
are as harmless Us 20 many blue birds.
1t il only near the hive that an attack
Is ever volunteered; ana need not be
expected there 1, the bees are pure
Italians OF peaceful strain. Tho fret
thing that novice needs IL a bes veil.
III Ia u .made Of some HAD OF thin
materIH, Ia the flfm OF sack or bag
without u bottom, there being "a hem
around the upper edge In which sTuD
an elssuc cord. This veil Is slipped ON
over u siTsH hat. the elastic keep.
leg the upper edge firmly around tue
crown of the hat, anu the lower edge
iB tucked inside the collar. The iiOnt
OF the veil. the part that comes in
mont OF the face, ID made OF SILK bfus-
ssis net, which ecatctly obetIucts the
vision. Beef, for some reason, almCst
alwnys make their attack at the eye,
aud this veil entirely prevents any
attack upon the face or neck. Unless
bses are piDched they SELF IN sting the
hands, ana experienced bee keepers
prefer TO bear the few stings that they
may get on the fluRers to wearing
gloves, but beginners sometimes put
on come kind OF leather gloves a lev
timts until tHey have gained COZ f.
dence. But most important of all in
handling bees is a good bee smoker.
~ a
one Side OF n small bellows. Tho stove
has u cjnical cover with an opening a,
the apex. A IRE Of shavings or rotten
wood ~ made la the fire box, and
The bellows ensbes tho operator 10
blow the smoke In auy direction. The
theory ia that the smoke irightsns the
bees into submiss on. IL certainly
ooDqutrs th,m. Equipped with
smjhe, gloves and veil, any one eau
open hive OF bees aud take out the
cOmbs, or dc anything necessary, with
no danger whatever from stlugs. II
the bees are gettii q any + on.y rom
tue helUs they are usually quite
peactsble, and II the hive coU Id he
opsnsu very slowly, with no Jerks or
LATE, II IL likely that no smoke woud
DC needed, but 1t In better that the be-
ginner take no risks. Fist puff little
smoke In at the entrance OF the hive;
walt few minutes until the bees have
time TO fill themselves with honey,
when they are much more peBceRbie.
Give little more smoke; care ul y
raise the cover and puff in liulc
smoke on top OF the cnmbs, Set
down the smoker, watch how the
bees behave. II they are quiet, Proceed
to push some OF the combs
u little closer together at each
side. IL the bees come out aud
make demonstrations and dart nj
you. use a little smoke. Watch sthem
anu keep them subdutd II necessary.
Work slowly. Bees resent quick,
ieiRy molions. BY pushing the con b,
u little each way from tho Central
comb, this comb may be carefully lifted
out, ana when Examined II may be
leaned against ths side OF the hive,
and more combs taken out II iesitn bic.
All mani ulstiOns OF BEES are COT
Quoted In similar manner. Fret
little smoke, tDcn a little wait, then
little more smoke, then carefully optn
the hive anu pr coed to do whatever
Is n cessaTy. Experienced beskee pots
DON'T slwhys work slowly. They
acquire u certain sort Of deftn.tB
wnlcb accompanies a great dsnl, anu
that with none OF the quick, Jerky
mntions which irritaIe the Dees.-
Washingto ton Homo M sg0zlne.