MANAGING BEES. " 45 



iments have been tried to prevent their dep- 

 redations ; but after al!, the monster in gaudy 

 hue marches onward, committing the greatest 

 havoc and devastation, with but little molesta- 

 tion. I have lost my wliole stock at least four 

 times since 180S, as I supposed by the moth. 

 I tried all the experiments recommended in 

 this and other countries, that came to my 

 knowledge ; but after all, I could not prevent 

 their ravages. 



In 1830, I constructed a hive (which has 

 since been patented) which 1 supposed would 

 afford all the facilities for manas^ins bees in 

 every manner that their nature would admit 

 of, and at the same time render their cultiva- 

 tion most profitable to their owner. By con- 

 structing windows of glass, on every side of 

 the hive, nearly the size of its sides, and dark- 

 ening them by closing doors on the outside of 

 the windows, which may be opened at pleas- 

 ure, I have been able to discover many impor- 

 tant facts, both in relation to the nature and 

 economy of the bee, and its enemy the moth ; 



