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During their a olive feafon, gardeners 

 fhould do their requifite bufinefs near them 

 early in the morning, or in the evening 

 when the bees are retired to reft. 



High winds very much difconcert and 

 hinder their labours, and make them very 

 irritable, and prone to a flank any perfon that 

 comes near their dwelling; and more fo, 

 if it is at the time of their being anxious to 

 fwarm, and if they are by fome means de- 

 layed therefrom. 



To fome perfons they have a natural 

 averfion, however unoffending, or however 

 they may change their drefs, or though at 

 twenty or thirty yards diftance. 



A fingle bee will fometimes fly into a, 

 room, and fettle upon the hands, face, or 

 neck ; but they have no hoftile intent, and 

 will prefently fly off again without wound- 

 ing ; provided no part of the apparel preifes 

 upon them. They may gently be ftruck 

 off, and they will fly out of the window. 



The venom of their flings is much 

 ftronger in fummer than in winter. When 

 a bee gets entangled in the hair, the alarm 

 is great, but danger none, if the patient is 



entirely 



