144 Of Habitations for Bees. 
ftrange bees rapped out, and each hive reftored 
to its former fituation. 
C HAP: REG aon 
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OF HABITATIONS PROPER FOR BEES TO LIVE AND WORK IN. 
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Ehites: or the habitations in which bees live, _ 
breed and work, have been made of different 
| materials, and in different forms, according to 
the fancy of people of different ages and coun-_ 
tries. Mexissus, king of Crete, is faid to have 
- been the firft who invented and taught the ufe 
of bee-hives. Not only ftraw, which experi- 
ence now proves to be rather preferable to every 
thing elfe, but wood, horn, glafs, &c. have been. 
ufed for the conftruction of hives. Single box 
hives, however, when properly made, anfwer’ 
very well, and, when painted, laft long. They’ 
have fevefal advantages above ftraw hives : 
They are quite cleanly, and always ftand up- 
right; they fare proof againit mice; and are. 
cheaper in the end than ftraw hives; for oné 
- box 
