78 SWARMS. 



weather, and unite with another flock or 

 flocks, without lofs to their matter. 



The increafe of fwarms in calm fituations- 

 is frequently three from a hive; and fwarms 

 will emit fwarms, or maiden ones. But it 

 is to be obferved, that in thefe cafes the pro- 

 duction of honey is proportionally lefs, not 

 near fo much as might be expected from the 

 multitude of bees, for the reafons before 

 affigned. 



Frequently, when flocks in very good fili- 

 ations have many princefTes, fwarms will 

 rife though the weather has been unfavour- 

 able; while flocks only two miles diflant 

 may be flarving, and afford no fwarm. 



Stocks fingle-hived, on being filled, and 

 having a fuitable princefs, will often fwarm 

 repeatedly, though of fmall bulk ; by reafon 

 that, having no more fpace to work in, they 

 w r ould rather fwarm than be idle, that the 

 precious advantage of honey-gathering may 

 not be loft. 



In very dry seasons few fwarms are 

 difcharged. On examining the hives, no 

 princefs or royal cell was found. The caufe 

 is uncertain ; perhaps the drought did not 



favour 



