A Theatre of Political Flying Insefts.

as out of experience they have some probable grounds for, Nefuur ultra crepidam, all Countries produce nor an equal store ofevery commodity that other Countries abound more with Ho-ny, is not because they abound in skil, Scandi* is more plentiful,because after the great snowes that lye all Winter on theground, and keep it warme, which once dissolved, the earth ispresently embroidered with a garment of Flowers in greater plen-ty, variety, and continuance than m<Jft Countries afford ; andthe long dayes are another advantage, especially the weather notbeing so variable as with us, and a p ioc ; pal cause of their in-crease is the extreame cold in Winter, which holds them in »perpetual steep, so that they eate little after they leave working,and the earth with the Winters Snow and Raine is thorowlymoystned, that drought seldome proves injurious co them, as itts often with us.

But for his conceits of feeding Bees with sweet compositions ofdivers things besides Hony, because cheaper; we are to know,that although they wil eate of all kinds of sweet things, yet arethey not so proper and natural as Hony, neither wil they whenthey stand in need of feeding extract Hony out of them, asheesupposech, and replenish their Combs, no nor carry at suchtimes Hony which they feed on into their Combs; and whenthey can doe this, namely, when they ate lusty, and the weatherwarme, they rather gather it abroad < and save your cost andcharges ) but suppose those compositions were beneficial, yetnot to the old Stocks that are likely to miscarry, for they for themost part have already more meat than mouth es, but yet it,might preserve the swarmei.

1 have strewed a cheaper and safer way, by uniting, and forcasual wants, in regard of the continuance of cold and bad wea-ther,Hony is more natural.

And whereas Mr. Seutberne objects against old Hony, that itwil make them fcoure, this is but a fancy, I yearly upon occasi-ons experiment it,but never found that inconvenience.

He objects further, If they be fed,they wil fall to robbing ofothers, but herein also be was mistaken ; Bees that stand in needof feeding are seldome so lusty, never so ventrous to plunder o-there, but rather in continual danger ro be robbed by others ofthat little they have, which feeding; not duly performed,todilycxpofech them unto. The