Of the Apiary. 9 
In fuch unfavourable feafons, bees increafe 
fo very little, that, perhaps, the owner can 
{carcely colle, from+among all his hives, as 
many good ones, as will keep up his {tock pro- 
-perly for the next feafon; but as fuch bad fea- 
fons does not happen often, it fhould not dif- 
courage any perfon from commencing bee- 
matter, as even, inthe very worft, with proper 
care, the {tock may always be preferved, which 
is not the cafe with many other articles in 
which mankind deal. 
— Ieis hardly neceflary to obferve, that bees 
have amazingly thriven laft year, as almoft 
every hive produced twice, and many even 
thrice; and confequently, the price of honey 
_has thereby been greatly reduced, from what 
it was in former years. 
Com & er, or. 
OF THE APIARY. 
— + 
As a general rule, place your hives where they 
_ will be leaft expofed to the wind, and enjoy as 
much of the influence of the fun.as poflfible ; 
for wind d plays retards the bees in their work, 
! B while 
