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A theatre of politicall flying-insects : wherein especially the nature, the worth, the work, the wonder, and the manner of right-ordering of the bee, is discovered and described : together with discourses, historical, and observations physical concerning them : and in a second part are annexed meditations, and observations theological and moral, in three centuries upon that subject / by Samuel Purchas
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so in scarcity os Hives, I have known some vie Futrer-fiiV'ngfSSome of earth, which they daub with Cow-dungwthin, andwithout, because the snroothncis is cfferiive » and the heat andcold alto otherwise would bee too extream.

Pliny faith, The best Hive* are made of balks of trees; asecond tort of Rods, and a third fortes Wickers.

Each Country almost hath his several lashion, as well forthe matter whereof they are made, as also for the manner andform of their making. In our Country, the Hives principally inuse, are either made of wickers, or of straw.

The wicker Hives, if they bee not often repaired , will beeat a fault,and lye open unto Wasps,Robbers, Mife ; any of theseis ibee findes but a crack, or crany, will dig her way in. Andthe Mouse, unless the twigs bee dose wrought, although sheefinde none.

The straw Hives when they are old and loaded, do usuallysinke on the one fide ( especially if they take wet) and so breakthe co robs, and let out the hony. Yet 1 have divers which havebeen continually used above twenty years together, and neverlost Ipoonful of honey out of them. Hives mad* of the fashionof a Bell, which they use in JNortbfa/kt , art not so subject tosinking, but being generally large » they are not fit for singlecastlings; and besides they arc colder than the globousHives.

All things considered, the straw Hives are the best ; and theBees do best defend themselves from cold when they hanground together in manner of a Sphcar or Globe, and thereforethe nearer the Hives come to the fashion thereof, the warmerand later they bee; but of necessity the bottome must beebroad,for the upright and sure standing of the Hive, and forthe better taking out of the combs, and the top must rife thieeot four inches higher than the just form of a globe , whetherthey bee covered wi h hackles or not,because they delight to hangia a cone, aad work from a point j butchiesty to prevent finkingwhen they are full of honey,or young Bees, to which the broadcrowned Hives are generally subject.

So then that Hive hath the best shape that is likcst to apegg, with one end cutoff, as wee usually order it when weecac iv It may consist of twelve strawn wreaths or towls,

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