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Domestic News
September 12, 1837
The People's Press, And Anti Masonic Democrat
Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont
What is this article about?
In Winchester, a gentleman harvested 25 pounds of honey from two hives but lost it overnight as bees reclaimed it through an open window in about two hours, highlighting bee industry. He has six hives total.
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Bee Story.--The Winchester Virginian gives this story of the busy bee :
A gentleman of this town, on Saturday last, took from two hives about twenty-five pounds of honey, which he placed in dishes, in an upper room of his dwelling with the windows open, in order to let the bees escape which were on it.-- When next morning the bees were found to be collected in considerable numbers removing the honey, and before they could be expelled, which they had succeeded in carrying off the whole. Thus, in the short space of two hours, and we are informed they were not engaged at it a greater length of time, they had carried away about twenty five pounds of honey. The gentleman has but six hives on his premises. This affords one of the most singular instances on record of the industry of the honey-bee.
A gentleman of this town, on Saturday last, took from two hives about twenty-five pounds of honey, which he placed in dishes, in an upper room of his dwelling with the windows open, in order to let the bees escape which were on it.-- When next morning the bees were found to be collected in considerable numbers removing the honey, and before they could be expelled, which they had succeeded in carrying off the whole. Thus, in the short space of two hours, and we are informed they were not engaged at it a greater length of time, they had carried away about twenty five pounds of honey. The gentleman has but six hives on his premises. This affords one of the most singular instances on record of the industry of the honey-bee.
What sub-type of article is it?
Agriculture
What keywords are associated?
Bees
Honey
Winchester
Beekeeping
Industry
What entities or persons were involved?
A Gentleman Of This Town
Where did it happen?
Winchester
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Winchester
Event Date
Saturday Last
Key Persons
A Gentleman Of This Town
Outcome
bees carried off the whole twenty-five pounds of honey in about two hours
Event Details
A gentleman took twenty-five pounds of honey from two hives and placed it in dishes in an upper room with open windows. Next morning, bees collected in numbers, removed the honey, and carried it off before they could be expelled.