of Bee-hives in Scotland. 47 
Let the poor, who are able, do the fame with 
theirs ;—and let thofe, who are not able to lie 
out of the produce of their bees, fell them to 
thofe who are inclined to purchafe them for 
{tock hives. By doing this, they will raife as 
much honey as if they killed all the bees, and 
fold the honey and wax{, and with far lefs trou- 
fle 
On thefe principles, by keeping 32,000 ftock 
hives, with proper management, during a to- 
lerable feafon, and always preferving all that 
will preferve, for the {pace of feven years, the 
{tock would increafe as follows: viz, 
HIVES, 
them, and feeding carefully with courfe hqney, which might be 
purchafed from any foreign market, where it could be got at the 
cheapeft rate. For this purpofe, two or three very light {warms, 
which are not fit to be kept for ftocks feparately, might, by con- 
joining both bees and honey, form a good ftock hive. And all 
hives, containing honey or combs, whofe bees defert them from 
whatever caufe, during any feafon of the year, might be kept care - 
fully, to lodge new fwarms next feafon. The method of uniting, 
feeding, &c. will be defcribed in their proper places ; and by fol. 
lowing the direétions laid down under thefe heads, our hives would 
in a fhort time turn out very numerous. 
+ But fhould it here be afked, How are we to be fupplied with» 
honey during the time of rearing the ftock hives ? we may reply, : 
that it may be purchafed from other counties, in order to fup- 
| ply ourfelves, as well as to feed our weak hives, 
