Pafturage of Bees. 13 
the twentieth part of an acre would keep one 
in conftant employment. 
The rape in bloffom anfwers the fame end to 
bees as the turnips ; and as it is a little later of 
flowering, it will yield the bees a frefh and 
feafonable fupply, when the turnips begin to 
fade, and thereby keep them conftantly at 
work till the latter end: of May, * when all 
the herbs of nature will, as it were, vie with 
each other who {hall contribute moft to fup- 
ply this noble and virtuous race, with abun- 
dance of the fweeteft nectar. Then, at this 
feafon, the balmy plane-tree regales them in 
the morning, before the drowfy herd afcends 
the hill to relieve his imprifoned bleaters: and 
the gold-like furze, muftard, and broom, in- 
vite them to feaft till the day decline. 
Garden and wild muftard, with runches of all 
kinds, bees are very fond of, and work keenly 
thereon; and thefe flowers are attended withthis 
advantage, that by fowing their feeds at dif- 
ferent times in the’ Spring, their flowering 
may 
_ * The two flowers above mentioned, as they are eafily railed, 
thould be paid particular attention to, in the Highlands ef Scot- 
land, or any other Moogland fituations, where there are very few 
natural flowers growing, except the heath. 
