and the Vtefsmg of them. 
themfelues : once in afortiiight or three weekes isr ro bewi- 
flied, fpecially after Gapricorne is paft : but?ifyou Or the Wea- 
ther (hut them in much longer, they will be fo faintand'fce- 
ble through their long reftraint, thac without very pleafant 
weather at their comming abroad, anumber of them will be 
chilled while they reft themfelues but a little in the open a ire. 
And therforc as often as, for this purpofe, thedooreis a little 
opened 5 alter it not, vntill the weather alter : and when A- 
qtiariiu is halfe fpent, if, for feare of a piercing night-froft, 
you barre them vpjn the euening 5 let them goeagainein 
the morning, vnleiTe either friow or boyfterous windes for- 
bid you. In winter prouide your Hiues. tk n.y, 
Theftill Moneths of Winter being paft , the newyeere 
entreth with Pifces, the firft moneth of the Spring : when 
the Plants begin to fprout, and the Bees to breed againe. 
Now therefore, ifnot fooner, the weather being faire, halfe 
open the wickets of the better fort , and fo let them Hand 
day and night. For the night-cold, being now fhorter and 
weaker, is not dangerousto fuch : and the day-cold doth 
them more good then hurt , caufing them tolicftill and 
fpare their ftore, vntill itbefitcimetogoeabiOad. But for 
the weaker fwarmes (which are more fubieft to cold, and 
robbingthat now beginner hafrefh , v.) (hucthem elofein 
theeuenings, and open them not in the mornings vntill it 
be warme : and then giuethem but roome for a Bee or two 
to pafle, fpecially thole that ftand inoft warme in the Sunne- 
fhine, which maketh the robbers able to endure thefkge, 
W’hom otherwife the aires chilnctle would quickly difcou- 
r “g e - 
And now' (the Bees beginning to breed, v.) is the time to 
drefte and fill theirTroughs , which all the winter lay neg- 
letted. 
At this time, in a morning before the Bees come much a- 
broad, lift vp your Hiues: and quickly fweeping the dead 
Bees and other noyfomenefie away, and ferapingeleane the 
(tooles, fet them downe againe, v. and cloome them clofe as 
before. For albeit the Bees in time would rid them cleane 
themfelues j yet (hall it be good for themtohaueit done at 
once, 
The S PRING . 
. 64. 
PISCES 
’ *7. 
The firft faire 
day in Vi feet, ( e t 
the Bees at liber- 
tie. 
Kcy.n. 17. 
66 
Tfowdre/Je their 
Treu<<hes. 
y. c. 4 n. 11. & 
c. 6. n . Jj. 
67. 
Clenfethe /tools . 
V . », 16. 
