132 Direéions how to manage Bees 
of honey, which will make the bees eager of 
work during the day, and fing for joy through 
the night. Now is the honey feafon, and fare- 
well famine and robbers ; for, when there is 
honey in the flowers, they will not rob for it; 
and, a fingle hour of a fine day will refreth 
them, and put a period to the labour of feed- 
ing them, as formerly hinted. | 
When the flowers begin to open, the bees 
will vifit them, and carry off their yellow loads 
from them. When a loaded bee is feen going 
into a hive, it is a fign that the flowers are 
beginning to fpring ; and, on every fine day 
during fpring, fummer, and autumn, they 
continue to carry on the beloved labour, with | 
the utmoft diligence and alacrity. | 
The firft day in {pring, that.I cbferve a bee _ 
carrying a load, I generally call my family to- - 
gether, to take a glafs, and rejoice with me — 
and my faithful fervants at the return of the 
falutiferous feafon, The firft day, perhaps, on- 
ly three or four loaded bees are to be feen; 
the next day, probably eight or ten ; the third, 
fifteen ; and fo on, the numbers {till gradual- 
ly increafing, in proportion to the increafe of 
the flowers in the fields. The bees then grow 
numerous 
