5$ STORIFYINCSi 



CHAP. X. 



ON STORIFYINQ. 



VJF all the methods which have hitherto 

 come to my knowledge for the conducting 

 of bees, that oijlorifying undoubtedly yields 

 much the greateft profit^ and is the moft con- 

 genial to their natural habitude, and ftyle of 

 working. , 



By florifying is meant the fetting of one, 

 two, or three hives over each other, as duplets: 

 or triplets. 



It is found that three pecks of bees in one 

 hive, will collect more honey than a bufhel, 

 divided into two ; becaufe a fingle hive has 

 not combs enough to receive the numerous 

 eggs that a queen is capable of furnifhing, 

 and cells fufficient at the fame time to 

 hold the honey. 



Thus being limited to a fmall compafs, 

 the increafe muft proportionally be fo too. 

 For great part of the bees are neceffarily 

 employed in rearing -the young, and there^ 



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