. Gleanings in bee culture. k zzzsound. Then I tried shouting, and obtainedthe same response. Once I shouted so longthat finally the bees began to come out at theentrances to see what the rumpus was ; .so Iconclude that an excessive or unusual amountof noise upstairs, like romping or jumping,would disturb the bees, with the result thatthey would become uneasy, consume too muchfood, and thus bring on dysentery. At this present time we are wintering someof our colonies in a cellar under our machine-shop ; but there is no more noise under thisroom than under an ordinary living-roomwhere there are
. Gleanings in bee culture. k zzzsound. Then I tried shouting, and obtainedthe same response. Once I shouted so longthat finally the bees began to come out at theentrances to see what the rumpus was ; .so Iconclude that an excessive or unusual amountof noise upstairs, like romping or jumping,would disturb the bees, with the result thatthey would become uneasy, consume too muchfood, and thus bring on dysentery. At this present time we are wintering someof our colonies in a cellar under our machine-shop ; but there is no more noise under thisroom than under an ordinary living-roomwhere there are children romping around. 6. I would advise you to carry your beesfrom the cellar direct to their permanentstands. I can see no object in putting themdown for a fly near the house, and then mov-ing them again. Whenever bees are set out ofthe cellar, they are pretty apt to void their fe-ces all over every thing. Especially is thisnoticeable on snow or white clothes hung outto dry.—Ed.] 150 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. Feb. 15. California had 9 inches of rain up to themorning of the 5th, which, according loa cor-respondent, means about 75 carloads of hon-ey by the first of August. I suppose the Cal-ifornians will be hoping that the Coloradoansand the eastern bee-keepers will have a failureof the honey crop. For three years Californiahas had almost a total failure, and now she isto be blessed with a big crop, it seems. At the Madison convention a good deal wassaid in reference to the matter of low pricesduring a year of large supply. Mr. E. Francesaid it was often a good paymg investment tohold honey over until the following year, es-pecially when prices were ruling low andeverybody had a plenty. One year he had50,000 lbs. of honey. Everybody was sellingit, and selling it cheap. He held his over,and next year there was a scarcity ; then heunloaded his crop, and. as he said, made the very best investment he ever made in hislife. BUT TWAS A. GLORIOUS people that go to law
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