THE FARMER'S MANUAL. 



hive, and may be remedied either by an eking on 

 the bottom of the hive, of 3, 4, 5, or 6 inches, as oc- 

 casion may require ; or by drawing honey from the 

 top of the hive, as has been described by my own 

 invented hive, which may be considered the best 

 way. The author, here, runs into a lengthy detail 

 of forming artificial swarms, which may answer the 

 purpose of curious Apiarians to amuse themselves 

 with, and write about. I shall pass over the whole, 

 as foreign to the design of this work, which is to il- 

 lustrate the correct principles of nature, and apply 

 them to the plain practical principles of common 

 sense* 



CHAP. XVI. 



On preparing Honey and Wax for market. 



If a large quantity of honey is gathered annually, 

 a specific place should be appropriated for its mani- 

 pulation, and its aspect should always be to the 

 south, and it should be perfectly secured against all 

 access to the Bees. When only a small quantity of 

 honey is collected, it will be sufficient to have two 

 or three small sieves of horse-hair cloth, with as 

 many small vessels of earthen, together with some 

 vessels to receive the honey, for its preservation. A 

 small press is indispensably necessary, and some 

 strong linen cloths which arc to contain the honev 

 when expressed, and finally, some great buckets, and 

 glazed earthen vessels, with two handles, having a 



u L a , Ut half an inch from the Attorn, through 

 which the honey is to be poured, as it flows from the 



ornbs, and which must be kept constantly closed 



with a cork. To obtain the prime honey, heat, ce- 



rity and cleanliness are requisite. The honey 



should be extracted from the combs as soon as possi- 



