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fing it, is prejudicial, for fuch Subftances are apt to 
turn fower, and fo prove offenfive to the Bees: But 
iffomething muft be done, it is beft to rub a little 
Water and Honey at the upper-end, becaufe that 
may allure the Bees to it: ho’ even this is not al- 
ways neceffary, for if the Hives be thoroughly clean- 
ed, they will generally {peaking take to it. The 
next thing to be done 1s, to cut a Notch in thelowett 
Rownd of the Hive, or in the Hoop before-men- 
tioned, two Inches long, and half an Inch deep, for 
a Door or Paflage for the Bees to go in and out. 
Then forthe Support of theHoney and Combs with 
in the Hive, get a Stick of green Afh, or of any o- 
ther Tree near at hand, and ftick it in the middle of 
the Top of the Hive within-fide, fo long as to reach 
within half an Inch of the Bottom, having firft cleft 
- the Stick, then within the Cleft of the Stick, fix 
another Stick-of the fame fort crofs-ways, faftening 
each End into the Sides of the Hive, and another in 
the fame manner about five Inches above that. 
The fame ingenious Gentleman, whom I men- 
tioned in the 9th Page, hath added the following 
Directions for fticking the Hive: ‘Take a clean 
« Stick as thick as the Top of your little Pinger, 
“ fharpen one End, and thrutt it through the Hive, 
« within four or five Inches of the Top within-fide, 
« then take a Sally-Stick, becaufe it will fplit well, 
“ag thick as your middle Finger, then bind it hard 
“ with two or three turns of Packthread, within 
< two Inches of the End, to prevent its fplitting 
« quite thorough. ‘Then fplit it in the middle from 
“ the other End up to the Packthread, after fplit 
<“¢ it the crofs-way of that, and in the End above the 
“© Binding cnt a large Notch tofix it againft the Stick 
“in the Upper-part of the Hive ; and when the 
“ Stick is thus fplit into four, the Infide of cach 
“& Piece muft all thc Length be pared off, and ra 
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