THE TECHNOLOGIST. [Aug. 1, 18G5. 
48 TREATMENT OF BEES IN POLAND. 
the method of Dolinowski produces on an average 40 lbs. of honey and 
wax and two new swarms ; one of the methods of Dzierzon yields an 
average of 8 lbs. of honey and wax and five swarms ; a common peasant 
hive produces 3 lbs. of honey and wax and two swarms. 
The average price of honey in the kingdom of Poland is ten p. 
florins a gallon (7 lbs.). In Ukraine, and further in the interior of Rus- 
sia, this price diminishes to five p. florins. 
The following are the works on the treatment and management of 
bees, written in the Polish language, which are of practical value — viz : 
1. 'Bee-gardens, with the Hives of D/jierzon,' by Lubieniecki, Lem- 
berg, 1852. 2. ' Rules of Treatment of Bees,' by Dolinowski. 3. « Polish 
Treatment of Bees,' by A. Mieczynski, 1862. 4. l Lessons for Bee- 
keepers,' 3 vols., by Lubieniecki, 1860 .5. ' The Good Bee-keeper,' by 
A. Mieczynski, 1859. 6. ' The Polish Bee-keeper,' by J. Znamirowski, 
1863. 
The work of Dzierzon had three Polish translators, namely, Lompa, 
Witowski, and Twarowski. In England, Dzierzon's method must be 
known, as A. de Fraleire in his work ' Les Abeilles et PApiculture,' 
Paris, 1855, mentions that the work of Dzierzon is translated into all 
European languages. It may, therefore, be presumed to be in the English 
likewise. • 
Finally, it must be mentioned that there exist in Poland special 
schools established by private gentlemen for expounding the treatment 
of bees to peasants. In 1851, Dzierzon himself arrived here, and during 
several months explained his method to numerous audiences. Many 
other gentlemen practically acquainted with the treatment of bees also 
devote their time to acquainting the country people with this important 
science, which in a great measure tends to the augmentation of bee- 
keeping over the whole kingdom, as the Polish peasants show an incli- 
nation for this branch of industry. 
Warsaw, May 10, 1865. 
