122 THE HISTORY OF BEES. 
If you give it in fome other veffel, fome precautions 
will be neceflary to prevent drowning themfelves in it. 
At fuch times be fure to keep the paflage or door ftrait, 
for fear of robbers. It would not be amifs to feed ina 
cloudy, mifty feafon, when the Bees ftir leaft abroad ; 
and begin to feed them intime. .I never gave lefs than 
a pound and an half, or two pounds together. 
If in fpring they need any further help, let them not 
want ; the gathering feafon being at hand, when they 
will be able to help themfelves, and reward your kind- 
hefs and compaffion. 
Several times I have faved them, even at the laft, 
when not a Bee was able to come down, by dropping a 
fpoonful of liquid honey among them inthe combs ; and 
afterwards offering them what was wanting. 
- The common, but cruel method of taking hives, at 
this feafon of the year, is by burning with fire and brim- 
ftone. To which I can by no means be reconciled, and 
_here in this publick manner proteft againft, preferring 
to it fumigation; whereby with fafety we may become 
poffeffors of their treafure. But that will be confidered 
in a chapter by itfelf. 
The way of driving Bees, in order to come at their 
honey, I utterly diflike, and am an enemy againft, be- 
caufe the honey muft be foul and corrupted ;. and what 
is worfe ftill, great numbers of young brood (the beft of 
the Bees) utterly deftroyed, and by that means thofe 
ftocks greatly reduced and endangered, 
In Oétober and November take particular care to fecure 
their winter-quarters, that neither the weather, nor o- 
ther enemies, hurt them, In 
