Direétions how to manage Bees, Se. rat 
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CHAP, XVII. 
DIRECTIONS HOw TO MANAGE BEES IN MAREH, APRILy AND 
MAY~ 
Ty {pring, hives are fometimes found without 
a fingle bee in them, and the owner, in fuch 
cafes, is at a lofs to account for the caufe. 
The following circumftance, which occurred 
among my own bees, will throw fome light on 
this fubject. 
The long continuance of the late {torm 
(1794-5) having confined the bees in their 
hives for about four months, the bees of fome 
hives contracted difeafes, which, during the 
laft month of their confinement proved very 
fatal to them; and fome of them daily fell 
down, or rather came down of their own ac- 
cord, from the combs to the ftool, in fearch ot 
fome aperture to get out at, in order to void 
their foeces ; but,’ after crawling about on the 
bottom of the hive for a confiderable time in 
. Q. vain 
