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the new Hive over them, but none would abdicate 
their Combs. 
4. You may obferve, that they always fix their 
Work to the top of their Hives, and not only to the 
Sticks that are put into the Hive; which Sticks 
ftrengthens it, and keeps them from falling with the 
weight of the Combs, and alfo prevents the Combs 
breaking, if the Hive fhould be remov’d, or happen 
to lean lideways. 
$. Bees always fwarm for want of room. 
6 . You cannot eafily overftock your felf with Bees 
if they have liberty to fly without hindrance to each 
other, unlefs the place is barren, and wants Mea- 
dows, Water, Oaks, OV. then indeed it may beover- 
ftotk’d. 
How to make a Hive or Box. 
I" ET it be about eight inches in height in the 
infide, and about twelve in breadth, four 
fquare, open at the bottom, but clofe at the top, with 
a fquare of the befl: Englilh Glafs on each fide about 
4 or 5 inches broad, and $ inches deep, fo faftned in 
that the Air may be kept out of the tides of it, which 
you may do by fixing it in with Pafte or Cotton. 
2. Make Shutters for each fquare of Glafs, to put 
on and off at pleafure by fmall Buttons or Hafps, or 
you may make it without Glafs. 
3. Make two Teeholes or Doors, one in the midft 
of the one fquare fide at the bottom, and the other 
in thesniddle of theother fquare fide next adjoining, 
that when this Hive ftands one Door to the South- 
Eaft y theother may be South^Vefl. Let each Door 
be three inches long, and in depth one third part of 
an inch. 
3. Make another Hive or Box of the fame depth, 
about 6, 7, or 8 inches broader, with two fquares of 
Glafs on each fide, two Doors on two of the lides, 
that they may tend to the fame points as the other : 
"This Box rauft alfo be open at the bottom, and clofe 
at the top, except a- hole in the middle about three 
inches 
