Of Bees. 
abopt three Inches long and one third part 
of an Inch deep. 
Then make another Box or Hive of the 
fame depth, and about fix or eight Inches 
broader, with two Squares of Glals on each 
fide, two Doors on two of the fides, that 
they may tend towards the fame coafts as 
the Jother: Let this Box be open at bot¬ 
tom alfo and dole at the top, except an 
hole in the Middle of about three Inches 
Diameter or Square. You may alfo make 
a third Box of about two Foot over or 
more, but of the lame depth as the formers 
always encreafing the Number of your 
Glafs-lquares, and Doors proportionable 
to the breadth ofyour fides. 
The Tops of thefe Boxes muft be made 
of well-leafon’d dry Wood, Oa^ Beech , 
Fir or Sugar-cheft , and made in Pannels 
joyned to prevent lhrinking,fwelling warp¬ 
ing, fplitting, &c. the fides with Studds 
and Pannels, as every Joyner can direft 
you. The top on the infide may be ei¬ 
ther of the Board as it is, which is befi: j 
or if you doubt that it will fhrinkyou may 
line it with a thin Mat, as I havefeen it, or 
Plafter it with fine Mortar made of Lime 
and Hair; always remembring to fingeoff 
the hair that may probably fiick without 
the Mortar. You 
