Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1891 — THE APIARY. [ARTICLE]

THE APIARY.

Beea Hiving Themtolves. Whoever has kept tees has counted as chief among the difficulties in the business that of making them take to their new homes naturally. After most persistent efforts and often pain from bee stings the swarm will often fly away to some hollow tree and be lost. A New York man is saM to have invented a selfhlver. When the swarm leaves the hive it is arranged so that it must pass through perforated zinc cages, with boles large enough to pass the workers but not the queen or drones. The cage is connected with a passage to an empty hive near the one from which the swarm issues, and into which the queen bee soon*makes her way, accompanied by a few workers who never leave her. When the swarm finds it has no queen it returns and makes its way readily into the new hive, and the job is done, while the first knowledge the tee keeper has of the swarm is seeing it at work in its new home. The self-hlver can be easily attached to different hives in succession, as they are found to be on the eve of swarming.— Practical Farmer. Pickled Barberries. Soak nice large bunches of . barberries in salt and water for a few hours. Remove from the water and pour scalding vinegar over them. Spice the vinegar if you prefer. These are ornamental for salad garnish* ing. They may be kept for some time i« the brine, and then freshened when used.