The Telegram. — 1895-07-02 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

QCSSTIONS ANI) ANSWILRS. T.K.—Ou Monday last a swarm of been came and went into one of my hives in which the bees died last winter. They remained there three days, and then left again. There are now only about 50 bees in the hive, and they do no work, but stop at the entrance. After the swarm left the hive I noticed a large quantity of dust which the bees had cleaned out of the comb. (I)—What was reason of the bees coming to this hive? 12.) Why did they leave it azain in about three days' (3.) What bees are those at the entrance to the hive? ANsWitlis (I)—The swarm was one which had left a hive in the natural way ; and most probably have settled in • cluster near the old home in the absence of the owner. Some of the bees discovered this empty hive, and attracted the remainder of the swarm to it. No doubt that it would just suit them. (2.) The bees doubtless found the hive in such a dirty state that the work of cleaning it was too much for them, and they decided to seek better quarters. (3.) Bees that have lost their home or their queen, or perhaps a portion of the above-mentioned swarm.  IP.T. asks how many sorts of been there are in a hive. ANSWER :In the summer mouths three sorts—one queen, several hundred drones, and often from 40,000 to 60,000 workers. During the winter there are no drones, but one queen, and often only about 20,000 bees. X. Y. asks :—Do bees sleep? ANSWER : They are always at work except in the winter. The life of a working bee in the summer is about six or seven weeks, but a queen often lives four or live years.  A. J. (Somerset) writes :—" I have a double bar. frame hive with a thin partition in it. I thought when I made it that the bees would do better in it by keeping each other warm. I got an early swarm sod put in it, and later on I had another and put in the other end, and thought I had my hive filled up with bees, and expected a good return from them the next season. But when the winter came on I found that the bees had got together through a small opening caused by the shrinking of the parti4ion. The last swarm that I put in I thought had got in with the first. In the following spring I made a hole so that they should have all the hive. They have been like this for two or three years, and seem to make use of the spare end a bit in the summer and get back again in the winter. I cannot get them to work up in the sections, and as they are now they seem to be of no use. I should be glad if you could advise what best to du with them." ANSWER :—Double hives of the description you mention are very inconvenient. Make your hives and manage them according to the instruction given in this column from week to week, and you will have no trouble about warmth for your bees. No doubt the two lota of bees got together on account of the shrinkage of the wood as you state. You had better select ten of the best frames of combs and make a hive to take them. Get all the bees in the hive with the CO/111.18, and put on a super. If you do this I have no doubt you will get good results.  Note : Questions for this column should reach the Western Chronicle branch office, Dorcheiter, on Monday, if answers are desired in the same week's paper. When more than one question is asked they should be numbered.  A young man named Connors was drowned on Sunlay, while bathing at Purtrush.  A well-known brigand, Michael Stojanowitsch, has fallen into the hands of the gendarmes at Belgrade, and has succumbed to his wounds in hospital, It is announced on high authority that the Russian crop of cereals this year will be almost equal in abundance to the exceptionally magnificent crop of 1893.  Mr. Whittingham, a Ma:olB44er gentletnan, while bathing in She Menai Straits, near the suspension bridge, on Tuesday, was carried away by the tide and drowned.  Dude coach, drawn by four horses, and carrying ten passengere on top, overturned in Bideford on Monday, an American lady and her daughter and the driver being injured. Mr. John Shaw, the owner of the boiler which recently exuloded a Stainland and killed five women, was on Monday committed for manslaughter, in connection with the sad eveue _  The Blackpool magistrates on Monday refused an application for a dancing and music license for the Empire Theatre of Varieties, which has just been completed at a cost of from £15,000 to £20,000. Several earthquake shocks occurred on Saturday morning in the district of Naupactus, Greece. The telegraph-office and other buildings were damaged, but there was no loss of. life or injury to persons. . .  . A United States soldier has arrived at Chicago bearing despatches, by bicycle, from General Miles at New York to General Merritt. He performed the distance of 1,200 nudes in 13 days 7 hours 45 minutes.  M. Carre, a well-known Paris barrister, and his wife comniitted suicide on Tuesday, in consequence of the discovery of an intrigue between M. Cari..o and a married lady whose husband had challenged him to a duel.  The French ironclad Redoubtable, belonging to the Mediterranean squadron, ran aground on Saturday under Cape &pet, while carrying out some trial manieuvres. After some delay she was got off, having sustained but trifling damege. OUR SUMO:Th.—Servant (applying for place): And I shall want all day Sunday off, mum.—Mistress : All day Sunday ! Whatever do you mean Servant : Well, you see, mum, I go cycling on Sundays with my young man.—Not engaged.— Judy.  _ A CORONER'S JURY, at Manchester, on Monday, returned a verdict of wilful murder against a Spanish sailor named Reeto. who is accused of fatally stabbing a Danish sailor named Hansen, on board the steamer Ocean Prince, during a nalCe on Thursday.  At Aldershot, on Wednesday evening, Sapper Bryant, at the Koval Engineers, while engaged in cleaning one a garrison school in South Camp, blew out his brains with a magazine rifle. He had evinced strange symptoms of late, and left a note to his aged mother.