How to furnifh the: Colonies. 1Qr 
From this Pattern it will. -be eafy to pro- 
ject an Houle for two, three, four, or any 
other hes kee of Colonies 

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How to furnifh she Colohies ath 
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N Houfe thus. fitted up, the next 
Thing is to furnifh it with Inha- 
bieenee The beft.Time. to plant your 
HAT Colonies, is either the Spring (March 
or April) or in Summer (May or Sune) ac- 
cording as you determine to begin with a 
Stock of Bees, or with Swarms. 
If the firft, let it be a new Stock es laft 
Year’s Swarm) rich in Honey, and full of 
Bees. No other are fit for a Colony. Poor 
weak Stocks will but difappoint you. © 
But if you chuie the latter (which I: 
fhould rather recommend) procure two 
Swarms, if poflible, the fame Day, and put 
them ‘together i into two Boxes, or an Hive 
with a Box, and at Night place them in 
your Houfe, and with a Knife, and a little 
Lime and Hair, ftop clofe the Mouth of the 
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