12 Pafturage of Bees. 
work upon. In fuch places, therefore, it is- 
highly proper, that turnips be fowed, and al- 
lowed to remain in the ground during ee 
Thefe, yielding their fowers from the middle 
of March to the end of April, will afford the 
bees fix weeks good pafture, and thus tender 
them equal to thofe in more favourable or earli- 
er fituations ; whereas they would perhaps have 
{carcely had any other flower to work upon, that 
could do them much good. I would there- 
fore, ftrongly recommend to all proprietors 
of bees, particularly thofe in late fituations, if 
. they can by any means, to let always as 
many turnips run into bloffom in the {pring, as 
may be fufficientto afford plenty of early pafture 
for their bees to work on. Thus the rich may 
fupply themfelves with that feed for fowing, and 
the poor will have it to fell to thofe who need 
it, which will enable them to pay the rent of 
the ground they grow upon, But here it may 
naturally be afked, By what rule are we to 
judge, what quantity of ground will yield a 
fufficiency of food for any given number of 
hives? I anfwer, that very little ground will 
keep many hives abundantly at work > ag. ‘tor 
example, one acre of good land would not be 
overftocked with 20 hives; and confequently, 
the 
