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and three Inches befide for a Landing-place for the 
Bees tolight.on, join them, and fix them upon four 
or fix Pillars faftned to the Ground; back it up with 
Boards,. and cover it injthe manner of .an halt Cop- 
ing, as in Fig. 2. Make Partitions between each 
Hive,that a Door may be fixed onto fhut them up all 
Winter, this Door is to-hook on and off, as Fig. 6. 
By this Means Bees may be preferved from the in- 
juries of the Weather,from Mice, Vermin, and other 
Accidents,’ which Hives upon fingle Stools are €x- 
pofed to. It is neceflary upon removing’ Hives 
from fingle Stools to vacant Places in the Bee-houfe, 
that the Places where old Stocks have ftood, be well 
wafhed and cleaned, fo that no Scent remain; for the 
fame Reafon Bees fhou’d not be placed near a Dung- 
hill, or Cucumber-bed,bad Smells and Dirt being ve- 
ry offenfive to them. | 
The Largenefs of the Apiary muft be propor- 
tioned to the Number of Hives, and the Number of 
Hives to theQuantity of Flowers you have near you 
to feed on, for an Orchard may as. well be over- 
ftocked with Bees, as any Portion of Land with 
Cattle ; and whoever adventures to ‘keep a larger 
Stock of Bees, than his Orchard or his Neighbour- 
hood, (if void of Bees) can maintain, will be much 
difappointed in his Gains; and perhaps impute that 
Lofs to the Inclemency of the Seafon, or other Cau- 
fes, whichtis truly owing to.an Over-ftock ; and this 
naturally leads me to fhew you how they feed, and 
what Plants they moft delight in. 
o raiig “Cuap. 
