52 Actount of the Queen Bee. 
When only three or four days old, fhe is very 
quick i in her motions, and runs very faft; but 
when pregnant with eggs, fhe becomes very 
large, and her body is heavy. When travelling, 
fhe drags along in a very flow manner, and is 
not very expeditious in flying. It is proper 
that every proprietor of bees fhould know the 
Queen, as it may often be of great advantage 
tohim. The fureft way to know her is to get. 
a fight of one from fome acquaintance, who 
keeps hives: or, if this cannot be obtained, he 
may fearch for her, by the above defcription, 
among fome {mall hives. 
That this majeftic aniial : is a female, the 
very defignation fhe bears, of QUEEN, feems to 
imply that all modern authors are convinced, 
though many of the ancients were of a’ different 
opinion: But as it is alfo now unanimoufly 
admitted, that fhe lays every egg in the hive, 
{he ought rather to be called the Moruer BEE. 
For, indeed, from the beft obfervation that ever. 
I could make, fire pofleffes and exerts No So-. 
VEREIGNTY over the other bees. She eviden- 
ces the greateft anxiety for the good of the 
commonwealth, with which fhe is connected ; 
and, indeed, every member of it fhows an equal 
regard for her welfare. But I never could ob- 
: fervey 
