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frequently in April, and from feven In the morning 

 till four in the evening j many rife fo early and fo 

 late. Nor will a tranfient viewing of them now 

 and then fufEce^ one minute fhall. prefent no ap- 

 pearance of fwarming, and in the next they fhall 

 fuddenly IfTue, and fly quite away. Thofe that are 

 duplicated are equally as prone as thofe in fingle 

 flraw hivesj for all will equally purfue great Na- 

 ture's law, to Jwarm, Without, therefore, a bee- 

 herd, or perfon appointed for conftant watching^ not 

 cafually, but without intermiffion, from feven till 

 four, the proprietor will have his expedlations, in a 

 great meafure, difappointed. A child or aged per- 

 fon may be hired for the purpofe, at the eafy charge 

 of 2d. or 3d. a day, whereby, if only one fwarm be 

 preferved, it will prove an adequate compenfation 

 for the expencej befides being fure of lofing none 

 of the reft, and the preventing a great deal of anxi- 

 ety, and often a very fruitlefs trouble to thofe who 

 keep four flocks, or more. 



From many years afliduous obfervation, and 

 riumberlefs experiments, I may fafely ftake my 

 credit upon the truth of my aflertions. 



Feh,(>, 1790. JOHN KEYS. 



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