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The fubjed of difpute is of little corife- 

 quence, as not being advantageous for the 

 general ufe of thofe who feek the bell me- 

 thod of producing the moil honey and 

 wax ; nor is it eligible for the purpofe it 

 was defigned for, viz. Artificial fwarming. 



The champions of both fides exprefs their 

 doubts of its general benefit. B. himfelf, 

 in particular, fays, " It is not a great num- 

 " ber of hives that will produce the greatefl 

 " quantity of honey and wax, but only real 

 " good ones. I alfo doubt whether more 

 <c hives can be reared by this method, as our 

 <c bees generally produce more queens natu- 

 " rally, than they are able to fupply with a 

 " fufficient number of common bees to 

 " compofe a fwarm with, as appears from 

 " their killing the fupernumerary ones;" 

 and therefore he " prefers natural fwarms." 



Schirach's method is by a double hive, 

 and the bees are compelled to afcend into 

 the upper one by the fmoke of rags, &c. 

 A piece of brood comb is cut out, of four 

 or five inches diameter, containing a mag* 

 got or maggots, precifely of three days old, 

 and properly placed in an empty hive, toge- 

 ther 



