188 Advantages of changing the Situation of Bees, 
manner, for hours perhaps ;,and after being re- 
peatedly difappointed, they will at laft try, thofe 
hives that fland neareft the place where their 
own hive ftood, to fee if the inhabitants will 
admit them, as fo many deflitute orphans, into 
their community. When they thus come in 
a humble fupplicating manner, they are feldom 
refufed permiffion to enter, and aflociate with 
the reft of the hive, as fellow-labourers. Be- 
ing favourably received, they are ever after 
treated, not only as allies, but as brethren of the 
fame family, and live in the greateft harmony 
with them ever after. 
Similar meafures ought to be adopted in all 
cafes of uniting and re-inforcing whatever, 
if any perfon fhould take a hive out of his 
own apiary, and drive all the bees out of it, 
they would Ay about in the fame manner, and 
at laft enter into thofe hives, that would admit 
them kindly. In fuch cafes, however, the frft 
ambaffadors, (like thofe of Kine Davip to 
Hanun, the Ammonite,) may, perhaps, be 
-miftaken for spizs, and treated accordingly, _ 
But it will fometimes happen, that the bee- af 
mafter is in fuch circumftances, that he will be 
obliged to’ remove a hive a quarter of a mile 
from other bees, In this cafe, he mutft keep 
the 
