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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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A Theatre §f Telitical flying Inscfts.

the first hived swarm, w»H for two ot three dayes togetherhanker about the place , and if they finde a hive standing there,will baldly enter, supposing it their own company, and l'o mil-carry by the others, who take and deal with them as enemiescoming co endamage them.

Swarms will the day after they are hived busily follow theirlabour, but the removing of them from the place where theywere hived. doth not a little discourage them ; if therefore theweather bee not fair, they will not stir the first day, and exceptit bee more than indifferent, they will not stir the second day,and so as the foul weather lastcch, droop, and grow faint > andsometimes totally miscarry.

To prevent this, the day after they are set up, when the Sunshines upon them, or howsoever about noon (except it rain)pus a little honey under the hive near the mouth of it, andsome at the mouth, and before the encranfe (less than a spoon-ful! will serve) which they will quickly smell, and come downto feed on, and stye forth, and thereby bee acquainted withtheir new standing, and fall to work upon the first fak wea-ther.

If the weather continue old and cloudy a week together*without a little supply they will dye, therefore every dayrefiefh them with a little honey. After they are acquaintedwith their standing, you may put it into the Hive upon a peeceof an old comb in the evening. They can induce tour or fivedayes without meat, but if the foul weather continue longer,they will hanging by one anochers legs, fall down co the bottome:of the Hive, and perish; but try them not too sac , butquicken them daily with a little honey, and you shall keepthem strong and lusty ( such close and windy weather falls out.often in ^/ay)you shall gain by this lose,for the weather altering,they will not onely subsist of themselves, but by their painfullabours,recompcnce your cost and care.

. If your stocks cast a second swarm after Midsummers the best jway is to return it home again. Hive it as you do other swarms,and about six of the clock knock them out on a table b.foretheir stock, and they will go in $ and if they come forth again(is perhaps they will) do so the second time , and if there beeoccasion, the-third 1 also, but- look heecjsolly when you .first

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