The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-11-25
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uonsymat.r. which It L. Proposed to
Introduce.


Introduce.
There's one race lnhabiting the Phil
ipplnes which WILDE welcome add
ton 10 American citizenship and will
receive every facility and inducsment
10 emigrate to the United statos and
engage In skilled labor In which u
has no peer. This Is the giant East
Indian honey bee. whose immense ca
paclty for making honey and wax has
interested the department OF agricul-
ture In the consideration Of any early
effort TO introduce II into the United
States To science thia bee II known a.
aplas dorsate. u IL common through
out the tropical regions Of the east,
and IN the Philippine Islands the very
largest variety Of the species IL found.
II IL nearly one-half larger than the
American native honey bee and builds
a comb. heavily with wax and honey
i've or six times a. large ~ those
found In American orchards and for
ests. The question OF acclimatizlng
these inhabitants Of the Philippines
In the colder attitudes OF America 10
not dlscouraglng. The giant bees are
found In the mountain regions, all
through India and have been seen
buslly At work at attitudes Of 5000 feet
In the Philippine Islands. their col
onlea are most numerous In the noun
tains. NJ the unceaslng quest OF the
natives for their honeycomb has driy-
en- them from the unprotected natiands
Of the heavily wooded mountain re-
gions. The Filipinos md their daily
bread a rather easy proposition. but
they are very fond OF honey on the
stan Of life. There Ia also a large de-
mand for wax for use In dyelnE. The
big bees build their hives on tall for
est trees or on oyerhanging lodges OF
clira When undlsturbed branch
swarms build near the parent colony.
No that In few years an immense
bee settlement often grows up IN the
forest The bees build comb ave
or six feet long. four feet wide and
from seven-eighths to one and one
half Inches In thickness. The largest
combs OF American honey bees are
not more than one-hfth OF these d.
mansions. In appearance the giant bee
IL a smoky. glltterlng. lrldescent BLACK
wasp-like figure. with orange bands
enclrcllng It's body. There have been
reports that this bee II most feroclous
and on account OF its great size eS'
tremely dangerous. but Professor
Frank Benton Of the department OF
agriculture has seen and handled them
In their jungle haunts. and he tells
a different story. They are such busy
and poraeyerlng workers. according TO
Professor Bonton's account. that they
have Lost derterlty with their sting
Ing apparatus. and though they may
alight, full OF wrath and with evil In
tent. upon human hand or neck. they
do not handle their Offensive weapon
with skill and Il takes them twenty
or thirty seconds TO get their STING n
working order. They are quiet a,
compared with American bees.
Petitions have been coming into tho
department Of agriculture for year.
asking that the government introduce
these giant bees into the United staies.
No attempt at bringing them here ms
ever been successful. Professor Ben
ton tried 20 bring TO the United States
a swarm Of these honeymakera which
he captured In the jungle while he
was sick In bed. on his way home. no
one else ON the vessel would attend
them and they all dled.-Nev York
sun.