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Weed and other thick Wecds in» the middle of 
Ponder nt Bi til _ 
ees frequent Sinks, and Places where greafy Wa- 
ter isthrown out, and rather delight to drink out of 
Saw-pits and Holes. where the Water is thick, and 
troubled, than out of Ponds tho’ nearer to them. 
Some fuppofe, that they fack out of old Ditches 
and Places that incline to Saltpetre, for want of falt 
‘Water; and Salt is preferibed to be laid under weak 
Stocks, to make them more vigorous and lufty. 
Whether any, and of what ufe Salt may be to Bees, 
T cannot perfectly fay ; but am certain they thrive 
very well near the Sea-fide, and have often obferved 
them toalight onRocks andSea-Weed: Probably the 
warm Vapours which arife from the Sea, and caufe 
an carliér Spring,and warmer Air in Places near the 
Sea, are beneficial to Bees, and caufe them to thrive. 
1 remember two Inftances of the Beneficence of Sea- 
Air to Bees, one at a Farm-Houfe in the County 
of Mayo, near Killala, which was furrounded by the 
Sea; there, was no, kind of Shelter about it, nor 
any thing inthe Garden but Potatoes, and yet the 
Bees throve mightily, the Top-Swarms never failed, 
and yer they were never fed. ‘The other Inftance I 
faw in the County of Down, of a Swarm which fett- 
Jed ina Loop-hole of the Caftle,part of an oldHoufe 
near the Sea; tho’ they have been often difturb’d 
‘by the Curiofity of People, yet they throve well, 
and would upon no account quit their Situation. 
It is obferv’d that, where Bees feed for the moft 
part on the Flowers of Frevch Furze, their Honey 
is not fo well tafted nor fo valuable as in other 
Places. 
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