28 Reafons why there are fo few 
To fhow thofe who incline to make the at- 
tempt, how to proceed in fuch a laudable un- 
dertaking. 
To give a brief account of the bee, as di. 
vided into its different claffes of Queen, Drones, 
and Working bees ; and to conclude with 
Some plain and eafy directions, how to ma- 
nage that ufeful and induftrious race, through 
the different feafons of the year, fo as they 
may prove of the greateft advantage to the 
country at large, as well as to their proprietors. 
The principal reafon, why bees have not 
been reared in greater numbers in this coun-_ 
try, ‘fs, the almoft total neglect of them, by. 
gentlemen of property ; who feem, in general, 
to act as if they thought thefe ufeful infects 
entirely below their notice; and the rearing 
and iricreafing of bee-hives, as a bufinefs fo 
very infignificant, as to be unworthy of their 
patronage. Hence many gentlemen will ra- 
ther purchafe honey at the higheft rate, than 
rive thentfelves the trouble of rearing bees ; 
which tieglect often likewife proceeds from an 
erroneous ifea entertained by many, that bees 
will not thrive with them, and therefore the 
attempt would be fruitlefs. * 
Sid It 
® Perhaps, in former ages, bees may have been more plentiful in 
Scotland, 
