134 Direétions how to manage Bees 
fwarm; and alfo, that it may happen at par 
ticular times, that different men’s bees, ftand- 
ing in the fame apiary, or near each other, may 
join together. Therefore, to prevent fuch cir- 
cumftances from taking place, to the prejudice 
of others, it is neceffary to allot a proper dif- 
tance between one man’s hives and thofe of a- 
nother. | | 
Thofe who live in places where vegetation 
is generally late, if they take the trouble to re- 
move their hives to more early fituations, efpe- 
cially if they have a great number of them, 
will foon find themfélves doubly repaid for 
their trouble and expence, as their bees will 
thereby both breed and fwarm much earlier, 
-I would indeed advife every bee-mafter, who 
conveniently can, to keep two apiaries, an ear- 
ly and a late one, in confequence of which, his 
bees will be conftantly employed, when the 
weather is favourable, es the whole work- 
ing feafon. ) 
In fpring I generally fhut up the doors of 
my hives every evening, as foon as the bees 
are all got in, and open them ag ain next morn- 
ing ; and I even do this for whole days during © 
that feafon, when the cold is fevere; as cold 
winds blowing in at their entries are extreme- 
ly 
