es or boxes,--will be a pair of buckskin gloves,
with a pair of worsted gloves over them extending to the elbows; so that
the bees should not be able to creep between the gloves and the sleeves;
for the face a piece of wire pattern gauze net, made in the shape of a
bag, to draw with a string round the hat above the brim, which will keep
it from the face, and the other open end being secured under the neck
handkerchief, and with the assistance of a puff or two of smoke into any
hive intended to be operated upon, the bee-master may fearlessly turn up
the hive, and cut out combs or dislodge bees from their habitations, &c.
with impunity."

THE ENEMIES TO BEES, &c.

The proprietor having provided shelter for his bees, and as great a
plenty of pasture as he possibly can, should next be careful to guard
them from the numerous enemies which prey upon them, and destroy their
honey-combs. Bees themselves, in the autumn and spring, are very often
great enemies to one another, and rob each other's hives, especially
in dry seasons, when the honey gathering is almost over; and the bees
from over-stocked hives, not having honey sufficient for their winter's
store, will through necessity attack the old hives or stocks, which are
thinned by over swarming, carry away all their honey, and often destroy
their queens. In order to prevent this havoc, contract the entrance or
entrances of the hive attempted to be robbed, so that a few bees only
can enter at a time, by which means the old stocks will be better
able to defend themselves. If, notwithstanding this narrowness of the
passage, robbers attack a hive, the entrance should be instantly closed
and kept so till the thieves are gone, and it will be advisable in the
evening to examine the state of the hive, especially as to weight, and
if the queen be safe, remove it to another place, at least a mile from
the old locality. The person who is thus employed, at a time when the
bees are full of resentment, should be well defended from their stings.
But, should he be so unfortunate as to get stung for his interference,
the first thing is to extract the sting. To alleviate the irritation,
cooling lotions should be applied, but the pain of a sting is relieved
by applying spirits of hartshorn, or liquor potassae, to the spot where
the sting entered.

One would imagine the moth to be an enemy of no consequence, but the
wax-moth (_Tinea mellonella_) is a most formidable enemy. She lays her