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per food, and the latter as dangerous, and often ex- 
posing the Bees to the dysentery ; and adds, “ Wher- 
ever honey is given, it should be mixed with some 
good old white wine, in the proportion ol six pounds 
of honey to one of wine ; it should then be placed 
on a slow fire, and stirred until the honey is all dissolv- 
ed, then poured out into a jar or other vessel for use.” 
Dissolve one pound of sugar in a quart of good old 
ale; boil and skim it until it is clear, when cooled, it 
will have the consistence of honey, and may be given 
your Bees. A little salt added to their food is both 
safe and useful, especially when they are threatened 
with the dysentery. Molasses and water boiled, with 
a little salt, may be a good substitute, together with 
a little treacle. 
M. Ducouedic recommends the addition of a little 
flour to their food ; but Mr. Huish objects, and adds, 
the admixture of any farinaceous substance acts as 
a laxative upon the Bees, and instead of invigorating, 
weakens and debilitates them.” 
CHAP*.°XX1. 
On the estahlishment of a Hive, the Bees of which have 
perished by accident or want. 
When Mr. Reaumur gave his explanation of a 
swarm, he was not far removed from the discovery of 
the re-establishment of a hive, the Bees of which 
have perished by hunger, or accident. A very sim- 
ple remark on the existence of the eggs of the queen 
in the hive, and on the promptitude with which those 
eggs are hatqb^d upon the return of the warm season, 
would have' infallibly led to this discovery. Mr. 
Huish thus closes this chapter; “Whenever the Bees 
of a hive have perished in autumn or spring, the 
hive should be immediately taken from the Apiary, 
and deposited in a dry place, carefully protected 
from insects, spiders, mice, &c. When the warm 
weather has set in, it may be brought from its repo- 
