II method oftaking the Honey zsithout de-


stroying HE Bees.
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stroying Tie Bees.


The common practice of killing the bees,
in order to obtain the honey, few can wit
ness without some little compunction and
as there is very simple method of effecting
the object, without any injury to this most |
interesting little animal, which, on the score
of interest, as we'll as humanity, claims re-
gard, beg leave to communicate it through
your paper, should you deem it worthy a
place in it.


In the evening, when the bees have re-
tired, take the hive gently from it's stand,
and having spread a table cloth on the ground
set the hive on it, placing something under
to raise it three or four inches-then draw
up the corners of the cloth and fastcn them
tight around the middle of the hive, leaving
it so loose below, that the bees will have suf-
fcient room to remain between it and the
hive-then raise the lid of the hive little
and blow in the smoke from a cigar, and a
few puffs of which, as it very disagreeablc,
will drive them down; continue raising the
lid gradually, blowing in the smoke all "a
round, in few minutes it will be found that
they have all gone out of the hive. Youmay
then take off the lid and cut away as much
Of the honey as you may think proper. If
the operation be performed in the beginning
of July, you may take nearly all, as there
will be time enough to provide suffcency
for their support during the winter. As sooI
as you have taken the honey, put on the lid
loosen the cloth and spread it out, and in al
hour or two the bees will have returned in
to the hive. 1t may then be replaced on thu
stand, and en- the following day they will b.
found at work as usual. This method is We
~ simple, and preferable to that sometime
practized of driving the bees into anothc
hive, as you get all the honey, and moreove
the new comb which is still empty, and til,
young bees not yet out of the cells are pre-
serped-therc is also danger in driving, o
their not liking their new habitation, and il
that case of sallyng out and making war up
on their neighbors. The above method ha
frequently been practised by myself and O
theirs, and have always found it to do well.


AVIATOR MELLlS.