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have a Neft, and therefore for every one of thefe 
you kill, you prevent a whole Neft. 
Dr. Warder tells us, that Swallows and Sparrows 
deftroy Bees. “The ‘Tom-Tit flies at them fome- 
times ; he will fometimes light upon the Stool, and 
peck upon the outfide of the Hive, and when a Bee 
comes out to fee what is the matter, the Tit whips 
it up in his Bill, andcarries it away to his Neft, and 
then comes for more ; one of them will deftroy 
thirty Bees one after another thus: ‘Thefe Birds may 
eafily be deftroyed by a Gun, | 
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Cuap. VIII. Profit of Bees, 
Honey, and Wax. 

yr F you begin with Ten good Stocks, and the 
4 Years prove favourable,fo that each Hive yield 
" one prime Swarm, and a Caft befides, and if 
GA you put two Caftsinto one Hive,then you will 
have 25 good Stocks at the End of the firft Year, 
and if all thefe are preferved, they will encreafe to 
above 60 in the fecond Year, and 150 inthe third, 
barring Cafualtics 5 and valuing them one with ano- . 
ther but at 5s. cach Hive, they will all together be 
worth 35/. which is a fufficient Recompence for the 
labour and Charge attending them. 
That this Value of an Hive is much within com- 
pafs, will appear from hence, that a good Hive 
when taken, will yield from Eight to Ten Quarts of 
Honey, and from One Pound and half to Two 
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