Archive image from page 60 of The hive and the honey-bee;. The hive and the honey-bee; with plain directions for obtaining a considerable annual income from this branch of rural economy. .. CUbiodiversity1231138 Year: 1852 ( THE HONEY HARVEST. over it. It may either be placed near, or on top of the hive with the tube going into a hole in the top of the hive. It is bad to be compelled to feed bees in the winter, as, by descending to the bottom of the hive in order to get at the food, they expose themselves to cold, and many perish ; by early examination in autumn, and uniting weak hives, to
Archive image from page 60 of The hive and the honey-bee;. The hive and the honey-bee; with plain directions for obtaining a considerable annual income from this branch of rural economy. .. CUbiodiversity1231138 Year: 1852 ( THE HONEY HARVEST. over it. It may either be placed near, or on top of the hive with the tube going into a hole in the top of the hive. It is bad to be compelled to feed bees in the winter, as, by descending to the bottom of the hive in order to get at the food, they expose themselves to cold, and many perish ; by early examination in autumn, and uniting weak hives, together with judicious feeding at that season, if necessary, the winter man- agement will be simplified. Bees kept in boxes are as liable as any others to the attacks of insects, mice, weasels, and other foes. In such case the stand should have been removed, and traps or poison used to banish the vermin. You will sometimes find the bees strong in numbers, yet poor in stores. This may also be a re- sult of the presence of moths, &c, in the hive; that should, therefore, be examined, and the intruders removed. Do not, on any account, fumigate a hive with tobacco or sulphur for the purpose of expelling or destroying moths ; for, if you fail of destroying your bees along with them, you may safely calculate on, at all events, rendering the honey injurious to them ; and, in some cases, especially when tobacco has been used, absolutely poisonous. Doubtless, it was honey, impregnated with these deleterious fumes, that Mr. Huish found to give his bees the dysentery. When bees are found to be thus rich in numbers and poor in store, it frequently happens that the cause is the loss of the queen ; for if anything happen to the sovereign, the community speedily decay away. The remedy in this instance is, of course, union to another stock. If this occur in winter, I should recommend you to unite, and feed abundantly. Mr. Nutt, however,- says, that when this occurs in winter, all your feeding wi
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