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communicate much themfelves, which caufes 

 a great indraught of cold air to be very pre- 

 judicial anddifcouraging. 



I invented this box in the year 1783, 

 when removing to this fituation (which is 

 an extraordinary windy one* beneficial to 

 my own health, but not propitious to bees) * 

 and not having a convenient afpecl to fix 

 the box in, the wind greatly impeded their 

 labour^ and fruftrated my defigns ; except 

 one year, which being tolerably favourable, 

 my purpofe was in part anfwered. 



The two door- ways in the back of the 

 box are the readier to introduce troughs of 

 food, in cafe the bees, through bad wea-* 

 ther, are hindered from colktYmg^ after 

 being firft put in, or at any other time. The 

 two back door-ways are to be always clofe 

 flopped when not ufed. 



The reafon why the panes of glafs are not 

 to be fixed in, is, that in cafe of accidents 

 they may eafily be repaired* 



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