IJO FEEDING. 



5 oz. is but half an ounce per day. The 

 weather frofly the whole time. 



In the firft thirteen days the confumption 

 was 1 2 oz. in the ten lafl only 5 oz. On 

 further trials, I found the refults nearly 

 fimilar. 



From the whole I have been induced to 

 conclude, that a trough holding about half 

 an ounce of honeyed ale, daily adminiftered, 

 is 2ifufficient fupport to anyjiock while feed- 

 ing is required. 



Where the price of honey is higher than 

 that of fugar, feeding will be of advantage, 

 though the ftocks do not need it. For what 

 fugared ale they will confume, will be a pro- 

 portional faving of fo much flock honey. 

 Befides which, it will caufe thofe flocks, in 

 the next feafon, to be the fooner fit for flo- 

 rifying ; and like wife, if it fhould be. rigor- 

 ous and long, the flocks, neverthelefs, would 

 be rejoicing in plenty, while their neigh- 

 bours would be flarving through fcarcity. 



The feeding of bees, in fpring, is of great 

 advantage to them, as it enlivens and 

 ftrengthens them, and fti mutates their acti- 

 vity, 



