A treatise on the nature, economy, and practical management, of bees : in which the various systems of the British and foreign apiarians are examined, and the most improved methods laid down for effectually preserving the lives of the bees : containing also an accurate description, illustrated by plates, of the hives invented by Lombard, Ducouedic, Huber, Vicat, l'abbé della Rocca, and other foreign apiarians : and of a newly invented hive for the purpose of depriving the bees of their honey, with safety and expedition : forming the most complete guide to the study and management of those valuable insects