GO SWARMS. 



duces three or more to iflue with a fingfe 

 fwarm, and either fettle together, or divide 

 into different clufters; well knowing that 

 death will be the fate of thofe that tarry 

 behind. Sometimes, indeed, a princefs 

 will coax 2ifew bees to accompany her, and 

 form a fmall caft, of no profit, but which 

 rather contributes to inipoverifh the flock. 



Second swarms are feldom worth pre- 

 hiYing Jingle ; but by uniting two or three, 

 you may form a good flock. 



If a fwarm is wanted from a duplet ', both 

 doors muft be left open ; but if none fhould 

 rife, the flock at feparation moil likely will 

 have a queen in each. 



It is very probable that a princefs may 

 fometimes rife unimpregnated, or not ripe 

 for laying, and which the bees at their exit 

 with her were not feniible of: but when 

 hived, finding their miflake, they abandon 

 her and the hive, and return home again. 



On the rifing of fwarms, many bees juft 

 returned from the fields with their loads, 

 and many jufl entering, join them; by 

 which means they are capable of conftrutl- 



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