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the bees prifoners for fome time, as above-men- 
tioned, efpecially if the hives in the original 
appiaries be {hut or covered over, till the bees 
of the removed one fly about for an hour or 
fo. ‘Thus, the lofs will be the lefs, as perhaps 
fome of the ftraggling bees may find their 
way back to their own brethren again. But 
even although an hundred, or two hundred 
bees fhould fly off in this manner, a ftrong 
hive will fuffer little by the want of them. 
CHAP “XO. 
CF BEE-BREAD AND WAX. 
: HE fubftance, commonly called BEE-BrEap, 
is to be found at the bottom of many of the 
cells, and is frequently covered over with ho- 
ney. The bees carry it home in loads upon 
their legs, or rather their thighs. It is gene- 
rally of a yellow colour, but often takes its 
colour from the flowers from which it is col- 
lected. 
Various 
