252 BEES. 



In Huish''s Treatise on Bees, is a list of trees and othej* 

 plants from whose flowers, &c. tliey extract their honey 

 and wax. Some of them foliow : and first stands the 

 Apple^ whose blossom is eagerly sought by the bees ; Jip- 

 ricot^ Ash, Aspin^ Balm^ much frequented by them ; Black- 

 berry^ valuable to bees in honey and farina ; Borage^ 

 this is an important plant for the bees, producing many 

 flowers, and continuing in bloom for several months ; — 

 it should be cultivated ; Beans., Buckwheat^ Burnet., Cab- 

 bages^ every species ; Cherry., Clover., white and red ; 

 Chesnut., and Horse-Chesnut^ Currant^ valuable, as flower- 

 ing early and turnishing much honey ; Dandelion^ Elm^ 

 Goosberry^ equal, if not superior to currant ; Golden- 

 Rod^ very valuable, late ; Gourds^ Melons., Cucumbers^ 

 all supply food. Hawthorn., Lucern., a valuable pasturage 

 for bees ; Lavender., Lily., Mignonette., rich in honey ; — 

 Melilot., Mustard^ Oak., Paisley., Pear Tree., Parsnip^ Pop- 

 py.. Primrose., Plum Trees, of every species ; Rosemary, 

 Radishes, Ragweed, Raspberry, Strawberry, Sage, Savory^ 

 Saffron, Sainfoin, Suiiflower, Single Roses, Turnips, 

 Thyme, " the love of bees," invaluable. Willow, Vetches^ 

 Violets, Viper'' s Bugloss. All resinous trees. Add Milk- 

 weed, (Asclepias Syriaca.) 



Mead or Metheglin. Take 90 or 100 lbs. of honey, and 

 enough clear water for a barrel, boil them an hour ; 

 when cool, barrel it ; adding some ginger, cloves, and 

 mace ; though it will answer without these. Some 

 yeast must be put in the cask, to ferment it. Let it 

 have a little vent, while fermenting ; but close the vent 

 as soon as most of the fermentation is over. It improves 

 by age, and becomes as strong as common wines. It i3 

 better for being bottled after 5 or 6 months. 



Simple Mead is made by boiling 3 parts of water to 

 one of honey ; the honey may be increased, or dimin- 

 ished to the taste. The process is over a slow fire un- 

 til one third has evaporated, then skimmed, and put into 

 a cask, until the cask is full ; alter 3 or 4 days it will 

 be fit for use. The cloths which have been used in 

 filtrating the honey from the combs, may now be used 

 'and cleared from their honey in the boiling mead. 



