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delighted in this ©are of Bees: 

 Yea, many ac this time in To- 

 land^ud other Kingdoms, make 

 good Revenues by the profita- 

 ble improvement of Bees, and 

 it is certain, that if Apifa&o- 

 ries were encouraged, a King- 

 dom might be conliderably ad- 

 vantaged thereby. 



But the ufual forms of flraw- 

 Hives, arefubje&tofo many in- 

 conveniences, charge, trouble, 

 and other cafualties, that men 

 have been much difcouraged 

 from the pleafant and profita- 

 ble improvement of Bees. This 

 many have difcovercd and com- 

 plained of, and have tryed 

 many experiments to get a full 

 and clear profpecl of their work 

 and labour, and to continue 

 the fame in their Gardens fo 

 long as they could .* all thefe 

 inconveniences I found in my 

 experience, which acimated me 



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