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MANAGEMENT OF BEES. 
ing : but if a 3 i 170 is observed, when 
struck, to emit a dull and heavy buza, 
and if the bees do not issue in any 
numbers, it may be of use to feed 
them, but scantily, and merely to give 
them strength to go abroad . 99 
Nothing is better for feeding bees 
than soft brown raw sugar ; one pound 
to two ]ills of mild ale, dissolved o« 
ver the fire. This composition should 
be as thick as a syrup, and should be 
given once every day in little troughs. 
These troughs are made of pieces of 
elder, angelica, or other kexes, slit 
down in the middle, the pith and bark 
being taken away, and reduced to 
such a size as easily to go in at the 
door of the hive. 
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