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favour that kind of prolific nutriment fit to 

 produce royal eggs or brood, and therefore no 

 fwarms could be formed. Such flocks fhould 

 be taken at the feafon; for having, it is mofl 

 likely, none but old queens, they will die in 

 the winter, and put an end to the Hock. 



Bees that are placed near woods find 

 therein abundant farina (the great fource of 

 early fwarms) to feed their young. In all 

 fituations that have plenty of farina, the bees 

 are remarkably forward and active. In the 

 heath countries, on the contrary, they are 

 later in their productions than in other fitu- 

 ations, feldom fwarming till the end of July, 

 owing to heath blowing late. In general, 

 the bleaker the fituation the later the fwarms. 



A wet early feafon prevents the ga- 

 thering of farina: then late fwarms will be 

 the confequence ; and if the weather fhould 

 continue very indifferent, they will rife when 

 leafl expected, and be loft for want of 

 watching. 



After ihefij? or prime fwarms have rifen, 

 the fucceeding ones fhould be returned to the 

 flock ; for if a fecond is emitted, it certainly 

 fo much impoverifhes the flock that little 



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