322 DRAWING OFF THE HONEY UTENSILS, &C. 



bundle of matches, or pieces of linen impregnated 

 with sulphur, which having ignited, place the hive, 

 covered by a thick cloth, over it late in the evening, 

 when all the bees have returned from the fields, and 

 the sulphureous exhalations will prove their instant 

 death. Mr. Huish, however, recommends in those 

 cases where recourse is had to suffocation to obtain 

 the produce of the hive, not to make use of sulphur, 

 but of dried leaves, or any other substance which 

 emits a good volume of smoke, and by this means 

 merely to stupify the bees, and then to join them to 

 any of the weak hives of the apiary. The fume of 

 the sulphur is said to injure the quality of the honey, 

 but that opinion certainly is not corroborated by the 

 experience or complaint of the body of consumers, 

 although perhaps nine parts in ten of the honey con- 

 sumed is obtained by suffocating bees. 



Drawing off the virgin or first honey, squeezing 

 the second sort, management of the wax, and storing 

 the whole, must necessarily be confined to practical 

 and experienced hands ; and with respect to those 

 apiarians who are desirous of entering extensively 

 into the culture, their own personal attention will 

 be necessary, and they will find their account in pro- 

 ceeding with Mr. Huish's comprehensive Treatise in 

 their hands. 



A considerable stock will require a storehouse or 

 room, expressly for the purpose, having a south 

 aspect; and the bees, should they have been suf- 

 fered to live, should be completely shut out, as they 

 will instantly smell the sweet spoil, and soon cover 

 it, if admitted. EARTHEN VESSELS, HORSE-HAIR 



