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February 15, 1872
White Cloud Kansas Chief
White Cloud, Doniphan County, Kansas
What is this article about?
A tree at Sandy Creek, Wagga Wagga, was felled to harvest honey from a large bee swarm, revealing an astonishing collection of over 200 pounds of pure honey in immense combs.
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A tree was felled the other day at Sandy Creek, Wagga Wagga, for the purpose of procuring honey, which it was known had been collected there by a rather large swarm of bees. When the tree was cut down there was found in the hollow one of the most astonishing collections of honey ever known, probably, to have been gathered by one swarm of bees. There were several immense layers of comb ten feet in length, and of great density, extending along the inside of the trunk and closing the hollow tree almost entirely. After it had been carried home (having wasted considerably by the fall of the tree and the primitive mode in which it was collected), the comb yielded over two hundred pounds of honey of the purest quality. Could Canaan beat this?—Melbourne (Australia) Argus.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
Animal Story
What themes does it cover?
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Honey Collection
Bee Swarm
Tree Felling
Wagga Wagga
Extraordinary Yield
Where did it happen?
Sandy Creek, Wagga Wagga
Story Details
Location
Sandy Creek, Wagga Wagga
Event Date
The Other Day
Story Details
A tree was felled to procure honey from a large swarm of bees, revealing an astonishing collection in the hollow trunk with immense combs yielding over 200 pounds of pure honey after collection.