122 THE HISFORY OF BEES. 
Tf. you give it in fome. other veflel, fome precautions 
will be neceflary to prevent drowning themfelves in it. 
At fuch times be fure to keep the paflage or door ftrait, 
for fear of robbers. It would not be amifs to feed ina 
cloudy, mifty feafon, when the Bees. ftir leaft abroad ;, 
and begin to feed them intime. I never gave lefs than: 
a pound and an half, or two pounds together. | 
If in fpring they need any further help, let them not | 
want ; the gathering feafon being at hand, when they 
will be able to help themfelves, and reward your kind- 
nefs and compaflion, 
Several times I have faved them, even at the lat, 
when not 2 Bee was able to come down, by dropping a 
fpoonful of liquid honey among them in the combs ; and 
afterwards offering them what was wanting. 
The common, but cruel method of taking hives, at 
this feafon of the year, is by burning with fire and brim- 
ftone. To which I can by no means be reconciled, and; 
here in this publick manner proteft againft, preferring, 
to it fumigation; whereby with fafety we may become 
poffeffors of their treafure. But that will be confidered 
jn a chapter by itfelf. 
The way of driving Bees, in order to come at their 
honey, [utterly diflike, andam an enemy againft, be- 
caufe the honey. muft be foul and corrupted; and what. 
- js. worfe ftill, great numbers of young brood (the belt of. 
the Bees) utterly. deftroyed, and by that means thofe. 
ftocks greatly reduced and endangered. 
In Oéfober and November take particular care to fecure: 
their winter-quarters, that neither the weather, nor 0- 
ther enemies, hurt them, In 
