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his flight from the hive, generally takes an elevation 
of 45 degrees with the horizon, therefore, the hives 
should stand low, say two feet from the ground. 
This elevation will gvard the Bees against the mois- 
ture of the ground, the toads, mice, ants. Sic. and 
prevent their gaining such an ascent in their flight, 
when they swarm, as to prevpnt their lighting, and 
thus occasion their loss to the proprietor. To esta- 
blish this remark, Mr. Huish cites a memoir address- 
ed to the Society of Agriculture of Paris, illustrating 
the fact. He then observes, that the board on which 
the hive stands, should be carefully secured against 
warping, as the wasps, &c. will rob the hives at such 
openings, under the bottoms of the hives, and that 
every shrub, plant, or weed, should be cleared away 
from the Apiary, that can obstruct the flight of the 
Bees, or give the mouse, the ant. Sic, access to the 
hive; that great cleanliness should be observed in 
and about the Apiary, generally. He concludes, that 
the neighbourhood of large towns, and large rivers, 
are unfavourable situations for an Apiary ; the first, 
from the destruction the Bees suflfer from smoke, the 
swallows, particularly the chimney swallows, and the 
last, from often being drowned in their flight, from 
high winds, &c. He recommends an open country, 
a tree air, an eastern aspect, security from winds and 
moisture, Sic. as being essential to the position of an 
.Apiary. 
CHAP. VII. 
On ihe Enemies of the Bees. 
Man, the worst enemy of the Bee ; where he uses 
the smothering method of robbing the hives; yes, 
man, that boasted child of reason, for whose enjoy- 
ment the Bee toils through her life, to draw from na- 
