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The throwing of Duft upon them, or Water, or 
Beer, have been advifed as effectual, to ftop a Bat- 
tle, when the Bees are up and fighting; but the 
Batcle generally begins in the Hive, and thofe Re- 
medies are often ineffectual when they are up; fo 
that the beft fhould be made of a bad bargain, and 
you are advifed to take what Honey you can get, 
before all be plundered. | 
If you can find out the Stock from whence the 
Robbers come, it is advifeable to {top them up for 
a while, either in the manner now mentioned, orby 
covering the whole Hive with a Sheet. Mr. Paur- 
thas recommends a Method in which I don’t re- 
member any of the Authors upon this fubject have 
followed him, which is, with a very fharp and long 
Knife to make an Incifion in the Top of the Hive, 
and by thrufting in the Knife up to Aes Hilt, to fet 
fome Combs a running, which will find the Bees 
work at home, and then they will not rob. 
Dr. Warder advifes to \effen the Paflages of all 
your Hives in the beginning of Augu/t to about half 
an Inch in Breadth, and to let them ftand thus all 
the Winter, and till about the middle of April in the 
Spring; when generally fpeaking, robbing-time is 
over: This is not only a Safeguard againft Robbers, 
but likewife helps to keep them warm in Winter. 
_'Tho’ the weakeft Stocks are moft liable to be at- 
tacked, and that in the latter end of Auguff, yet 
fometimes ftrong Stocks may be attacked before 
that time of the Year, of which the Gentleman 1 
mentioned before gives the following Inftance. 
In avery hot Summer, remarkable for brecding 
a great Number of Wafps, in the laft Week in “Fu- 
Jy, walking in his Garden at a good Diftance from 
his Bee-Houfe, which was painted white, he ima- 
gined fomebody had daubed it over with Dirt 5 but 
colng 
