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on Bees, which produced fo much altercation annong 

 the naturalirts, and apiarian focieties in Germany, 

 I have likewife been favoured by T. Diiks, efq; and 

 Lord Torrington, with the principal Memoirs on 

 Bees of the Bruxelles Academy, &c. From thefe 

 I hoped to have drawn great advantage^ but after 

 feveral years reiterated experiments thereon, to the 

 deftruflion of many bees, I find them futile, and 

 without cne Jingle rejult confonant to, or in favour of^ 

 their new dodrines. They may amufe the curious, 

 but are of no advantage to publick pra(5tice. 



As honey is difagreeable, nay hurtful to many 

 conftitutions, perhaps it might be worth a trial to 

 procure fome honey to be refined as fugar. Me- 

 lafies are the grofs oily parts of fugar, and being 

 extradled therefrom, it is rendered more wholefome 

 and palatable J if therefore an experiment were made 

 on honey, by a fuitable procefs, it might probably 

 improve both its dietetic and medicinal qualities, 

 adapting it more to general ufe. 



I am, Gentlen^en, 



Your mod humble fervant, 



Near Pembroke, JOHN KEY3. 



June 1788. 



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