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II. The fecond method is the fame with the 
preceding, but differs only in this particular; | 
that when the Bee-mafter has no old combs 
- with honey in them, he muft melt frefh ho- 
‘ney, and pour it into large empty combs, of 
which drone combs are the beft, and place them 
into the eek as above directed. 
III. ‘The third method is, to fave the trouble 
of eeking the hive, (when a {mall quantity may 
ferve,) by placing a comb, with melted honey 
in it, upon the {ftool,- immediately before the 
entry of the deficient hive, and leaving it entire- _ 
ly to the induftry of the bees, to collect and car- 
ry it into the hive. The only difadvantage of 
this method is, that ftrange bees will be tempt- 
ed to moleft the natives, in confequence of 
which a battle may enfue, and fome lives may 
be loft. But, to prevent this, let the honey be 
given at a time of the day when no bees are a- 
broad, and the danger will be avoided. I have 
fometimes had a dozen of hives in one apiary, 
with a feeding comb placed before each ; which 
gave all the bees of each hive fo much employ- 
ment at their own doors, that they had neither 
time nor inclination to moleft or rob. their 
neighbours. oy 
1V.- The fourth method is, to turn up the 
; P deficient 
