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ing by far the agility of th6 quickest bee, ei- 

 ther in flight or on its legs. Hence the enemy 

 becomes so formidable that the bees are easily 

 overcome and soon fall a sure prey to him. 



Now, in order to remedy the evils of the 

 moths, and prevent their ravages, and at the 

 same time aid the bees in their prosperity, and 

 make them profitable to their owner, I found 

 it necessary to use a hive differing materially 

 from the old box, and commenced operations 

 in the one already referred to, (called the 

 Vermont hive,) in a course of experiments 

 which have produced results perfectly satis^ 

 factory. From six years experience in its use, 

 I have not the least doubt that bees may be 

 manao-ed to the best advantage, and without 

 ever being materially injured by the moths. 



A bee-hive should be made in a perfect 

 workmanlike manner, so as to have no open 

 joints ; the boards should be free from shakes 

 and cracks, because the bees will make their 

 tenement perfectly tight, so as to exclude 

 light and air, by plastering up all such places 

 as are left open by the workman, with a kind 



