The inside arrangement for the hives, may be made in two different ways, as the choice of the apiarian may govern in the mode in which his hives are secured.
Having never seen this matter fully discussed, I wish to be somewhat particular, and flatter myself that I shall be able to direct the careful apiarian how to save a few stocks and swarms annually, that is, if he keeps many.
In conclusion I would say, that the apiarian who has followed me attentively, and has added nothing of value to his stock of information, possesses an enviable experience that all should strive to obtain.
Why is there so much more uncertainty in apiarian science than other farming operations?
It will be beneficial only in large apiaries, where several swarms are liable to issue at once; the swarming indications well understood, and the apiarian on the lookout.
It is the only time the apiarian can be excused for having his hives plundered, or letting them stand in a situation for it.
Also please make an observation when they are at work on the red raspberry, motherwort, or catnip; you will thus ascertain a fact so easily, that you will wonder any one with the least pretension to apiarian science could be ignorant of it.
It is a place of great convenience for the worms to spin their cocoons, and some ingenuity of the apiarian is requisite to get at them.
Here the apiarian needs a little judgment and experience to guide him.
This is the time that the apiarian may be of service in destroying the worms, as the bees get them on the floor.
But there are cases where an apiarian has more stocks than he wishes to keep.
As a guide in many cases, it is important that the practical apiarianshould understand this matter as it is, and not as said to be by many authors.
To the apiarian the prospect of an increase of stocks is sufficient to create some interest, even when the phenomenon of swarming would fail to awaken it.
A dry, warm cellar is the next best place for wintering them; the apiarian having one perfectly dark, with room to spare, will find it a very good place, in the absence of a room above ground.
The inexperienced Apiarian has thus often made a worse use of his honey than he would have done, if he had actually thrown it away!
If they cannot obtain it, the Apiarian must himself furnish it.
The section of country in which he resides, is regarded by him as unfavorable to Apiarian pursuits.
When the sides of my hive are of glass, as soon as the outer cover is elevated, the Apiarian has a view of the interior, and can often at a glance, determine its condition.
At the last annual Apiarian Convention in Germany, a cultivator recommended wheat flour as an excellent substitute for pollen.
A good hive should give the Apiarian a perfect control over all the combs: so that any of them may be taken out at pleasure; and this, without cutting them, or enraging the bees.
If the Apiarian only succeeds in keeping his stocks strong, they will be their own best protectors, and if he does not succeed in this, they would be of little value, even if they had no enemies ever vigilant, to watch for their halting.
I would, therefore, recommend the young apiarian to take the opinion of some experienced person before he makes his purchase.
I am borne out in this opinion by the concurrent testimony of my apiarian friends.
The late Apiarian Society of Oxford is entitled to credit for the care it bestowed on this branch of bee economy; and the method of procedure now to be explained was there successfully practised.
Our present purpose is restricted to a utilitarian view of the subject of apiarian knowledge, where science, invention, and the most competent testimony, have combined to place it in our own day.
With his summary of the progress of apiarian knowledge, we may not inappropriately close the 'Bee-keeper's Manual.
These begin to pipe after a certain interval; and hence if the apiarian hears the curious notes, he knows that a second swarm may be expected.
Even if the breed is not kept pure, little harm is done; indeed we know one skilful apiarian who thinks that a cross between the common and Ligurian varieties is a decided advantage.
Still we must not base over-sanguine calculations on it, or attempt to winter very weak stocks, which a provident apiarian would at once unite with a stronger colony.
We think there can be no doubt that the variety of bee called Ligurian will enable the apiarian to obtain more profit than if he kept the common kind.
By contracting the entrance of the hive the exit of the queen may be arrested; and this is a capital plan to pursue when the apiarian is unable to watch his colonies, but does not want to take the swarm from the hive before it is necessary.
Many swarms are lost when the apiarian is away for any length of time, particularly if he possesses an extensive apiary.
If the apiarian decides to manage his bees on the swarming or natural method, he must be prepared to give a good deal of attention to his bees, or employ a person to do it for him.
To ascertain this, the apiarianshould place his ear at the hive occasionally during that period, in order to ascertain if the young queens are piping.
This peculiarity is taken advantage of by the wise apiarian when he wishes to conduct the process of artificial swarming, taking away young queens for other hives, removing honey, &c.
The following account of an apiarian battle was copied from the Carlisle Patriot Newspaper:--On Saturday last, in the village of Cargo, a combat of a truly novel description was witnessed.
The queen-mother here demands our first attention, as the personage upon whom, when established in her regal dignity, the welfare and happiness of the apiariancommunity altogether depend.
To the same purpose Riem of Lauten of the Palatinate Apiarian Society, and Wilhelmi of the Lusatian, affirm that the queen lays the eggs which produce the queens and workers; and the workers those that produce the drones or males[130].
These apiarian battles are often fought in defence of the property of the hive.
Schirach, secretary of an Apiarian Society established at Little Bautzen in Upper Lusatia.
For instance, at the last stage but one ofapiarian civilisation, we find the humble-bees, which are like our cannibals.
I will not enumerate all that apiarian science owes to Huber; to state what it does not owe were the briefer task.
Square tin cans, each made to hold 60 pounds of extracted honey, are sold by dealers in apiarian supplies.
There should be a button attached to the lower edge of the rear of the hive, so as to enable the apiarian to govern the bottom board in such a manner as to give all the air they need, or close the hive at pleasure.
The apiarian will estimate near the time by the number of bees in and about the hive, as it will become very much crowded.
The apiarianshould use the same precaution in feeding, as directed in Rule 4, to prevent robberies.
Much perplexity and sometimes serious difficulties occur, where the apiarian uses different sized hives and drawers.
A few bees are always found with her, which probably serve as her aids, and greatly assist the apiarian in spying her out.
Then, by weighing a stock as soon as frost has killed the blossoms in the fall, the apiarian will be able to form a just estimate of their necessities.
The apiarian should examine before using to see that the hive is free from spiders and cobwebs.
Let the apiarian clean off the bottom board every other morning; at the same time strew on a spoonful or two of fresh, pulverized salt.
If the Apiarianmanages strictly in accordance with the following rules, the author feels confident that no colony will ever materially suffer by the moth, or will ever be destroyed by them.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "apiarian" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
