226 Conclufion. 
* good wine; to which he fet us down in his 
© hut, and made us a dinner, with far greater 
“ fatisfaction than the moft princely banquet 
“ in Europe could have afforded us.” 
That the number of our hives might be 
greatly increafed, wherever there is proper paf- 
ture for bees, appears evidently from Mr Wheel- 
er’s narrative, and is confirmed by the follow- 
ing paffage in the account lately publifhed of 
thé fheep in Spain. : 
‘“¢ If fheep loved aromatic plants, it would be 
*§ one of the greateft misfortunes that could be- 
fal the farmers in Spain. The. number of 
“© bee-hives there is incredible. I am almoft 
© afhamed to give under my hand, that I knew 
© a parifh prieft who had five thoufand hives.” 
GENTLEMEN FARMERS ought, therefore, by 
no means to neglect the culture of bees. They 
have almoft as many advantages as the proprie- 
tors themfelves, The great quantities of clover, 
muftard, and heath, with which their grounds 
in general abound, would maintain a bee-hive 
for every horfe and cow they have upon their 
grounds, And gentlemen sTORE-MASTERS 
might Keep at leaft a couple of hives for every 
icore of fheep they have in their fheep-walks, 
indeed, farmers of every rank will find vee 
advantage 
