BEE WINE.
[To TEL EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."' SIR,—At the house of a cottager in my parish the other clay I saw bee wine in the course of being made. The good woman had several glass jars in her window—whether the sun helped in the making I do not know—and the "bees" were working busily. I was told that the " bees" required to be fed with a teaspoonful of sugar daily, and that in about a week the wine was ready. The bees multiply very quickly, and have to be separated into other jars, as they do not work well when over- crowded. It is also necessary to wash the " bees" before putting them with fresh water into another jar, but they do not like' to be touched by the human hand; in fact, I was told they are damaged if this is done. They are washed by getting them on to a muslin cloth and running them through clean water. Then they are put into a fresh jar, and the work of brewing goes on again, apparently ad infinitum. The wine is very pleasant to drink.—I am, Sir, he., Atsx. CHISHOLM. The Vicarage, Wedmore, Somerset.
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