COTTAGES AND GARDENS — BEES. 469 



given by the Society to bee husbandry. In 1828 a pre- 

 mium of five sovereigns was voted to Alexander Young, 

 Garmouth, for a bee-hive of improved construction, which 

 was adapted both for observations and to promote the 

 collection of honey. In the same year premiums were 

 offered to cottagers for raising the greatest number of hives 

 of bees, and the following awards have since been made : 



1829 — Perth and Forfarshires : £^ to Gregor Macgregor, Craichain, 

 Aberfoyle. 



1831 — Banff, Moray, and N'airnshircs : £^ to Peter Stewart, Priestwell. 



1832 — Fife and Kinross-shires: I ;^5 to Robert Lawrie, Borland; 2 £'i, 

 to John Deas, Pitlessie. 



1834 — Linlithgow and Sttrlingshires : i ;i^5 to Robert Glen, shoemaker, 

 Grahamston ; 2 ^^3 to Robert Gray, papermaker. Bridge of Allan. 



1835 — Caithness-shire : £2) ^^ Robert Tait, Banniskirk. 



1836 — Edinburgh and Haddington : i ;i^4 to William Brown, Howgate, 

 Glencorse ; 2 £t, to Robert Bathgate, Hailes Mains, East-Lothian. 



1837 — Edinburgh : Extra Premium of ;i^2 to Hugh Cleland, Craigleith. 



1842 — Berzvick and Roxburgh : £4 to Robert Lawrie, Yetholm, for 

 having produced the largest quantity of honey of persons in the above counties 

 reported to the Society. 



