BEES. 
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attend them properly ; as soon as day light appeared, 
the ducks were driven to the flax- field, and devoured 
as many of these slug worms as their craws would 
hold; the ducks were then pent up till the following 
morning, when they were again turned out, and this 
was repeated for about nine days or a fortnight, by 
which time, the insects were destroyed, and the flax 
was preserved, and produced a good crop. 
If you have no running water near, there are no farm 
yards where a goose or a duck pond may not be easily 
made, and filled from the rain or dunghill water ; 
ducks, in particular, being very fond of thick water. 
But, if there is plenty of clear pool water, so much the 
better, as both kinds are fond of a change. The Mus¬ 
covy duck, is, by much the largest, and finest flavoured, 
as well as most beautiful and various in colour; and, 
w r hat is very remarkable, this last variety will some¬ 
times perch.— Mr. Carpenter. 
SECT. VIII.—BEES. 
I did not see or hear of any particular cultivation 
or management of this useful and ingenious insect. 
They are kept occasionally by cottagers, and at farm 
houses; but I suspect the English climate to be too 
often overcast, and too irregular, unsteady, and sub¬ 
ject to wind and showers, for honey, or wax, to be 
raised in any great quantity. 
Mr. Carpenter says, u that there are not more of 
these very industrious insects kept than there are, is to 
many, a matter of wonder. A number of bee hives is 
attended with ittle expense, and considerable profit 
may 
