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honey.” From some observations afterwards made 
by Mr. Huish upon the labours of his own Bees, he 
ascertained that they often went to a distant field, two 
miles, in quest of honey, and that the velocity of their 
flight was about a mile in two minutes. 
1 shall here omit Mr. Huish’s Monthly Manual, as 
it contains nothing but what has been noticed in the 
course of these remarks, and would be only an use- 
less repetition. His catalogue of plants which fur- 
nish J'ood for Bees, cannot be of sufiirient importance 
to render it necessary to swell the expense ot this 
work. His remarks upon the utility of Apiarian So- 
cieties, must be apparent to every person who reads 
this work, without the necessity of a particular chap- 
ter to illustrate it. The profits which ^lave been fair- 
ly demonstrated by Mr. Huish upon the culture of 
the Bee, must he sufficiently striking to impress every 
candid mind with the value and, utility of bofh the 
science and practice, and to induce every careful 
farmer to add the profits of the Bee to the profits of 
his farm, as well as to furnish his family and friends 
with one of the richest luxuries of nature. I shall 
close these extracts with Mr. Huish’s chapter on 
Mead. 
CHAP. XXVI 11. 
Manufacture of Mead. 
Mead is a beverage prepared of water and honey. 
There are three distinct kinds of Mead, the simple, 
the compound, and the vinous. Simple Mead is made 
of water ami honey which does not undergo fermen- 
tation. Compound Mead is mixed with fruits and es- 
sences, in order to give it a flavour. Vinous Mead 
is made of honey and water which is subject to fer- 
mentation. Simple Mead is made by boiling three 
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