Direttions how to fupply Bees with Food. 111 
ty of honey, neceflary to fupply the deficient 
hive; within it, which may be from one to 
four, or even eight pounds of honey, accor- 
ding to the deficiency that appears, and the 
number of bees in the hive. The combs 
fhould be placed in the eek, in fuch a pofition, 
that the bees may have free accefs to the honey, 
on all fides. At night, let the deficient hive be 
gently placed upon the eek, and let the inter- 
{tices between the hive and the eek be plafter- 
ed up with lime; after which let the entry be 
fhut, that neither native bees nor ftrangers 
may get accefs. Let the hive and the eek con- 
tinue in this fituation for 24 hours; in which 
time the bees will have: removed all the loofe 
particles of the honey, and the fmell of it will 
not be fo apt to invite ftrange bees. The en- 
try at the bottom of the eek may, therefore, 
now be opened, and the bees allowed free e- 
grefs and accefs. If the additional quantity of - 
honey given in the eek did not exceed a pound 
or two, the eck may be removed within three 
or four days; but if it amounted to fix or eight 
pounds, it may be allowed to remain for fix 
weeks in Spring. { If, in. September, a hive 
has 
* This method may be practifed at all feafons of the year, 
and 
