G. 5. 
Of the Swarming offices, 
A good ftocke doth naturally and vfually cafttwife ; a 
prime fwarme, and an after fwarme : fpecially if the prime 
fwarme be fo rathe , that the caftling may come before the 
bramble-buds be open : yea and rathe prime fwarmcs not o- 
uer*hiued,in a plentifull yeere may fwarme once or twice: al- 
though fomefull flails doe not caft once, fome but once, and 
fomc hauing many princes(fpecially when the prime-fwarm 
is broken) doecaft three orfoure times. For fometime it 
happeneth that,in the (warming, a blacke cloud rifing ftay- 
Di*ert caufir of eth part of them that are alrcadiecome forth , and lie about 
the hiues-doore ; fometime when they are all vp, either 
fearing a cloud, or diflikingthe lighting-place, or being 
troubled in the hiuing, part doth returne. 
One prime-fwarme is worth two or three after-fwarmes, 
except it be broken : and then if the refidue come forth in 
one entire fwarme, that after-fwarme may bee the better of 
thetwaine:butifit bediuidedintotwoor three, then will 
they all be but indifFerent:fuch, except they be timely, or vni* 
ted, v. can hardly liue till the next Summer. 
The choice of the time when the firft colonies, or prime- 
fwarmes (hall go forth, the rulers referre vneo the commons : 
whobyreafonoftheircontinualltrauelland bufinelfe both 
without and within, doe beft know when all things are rea- 
die and fit for them : Firft within they will be fure that they 
hauea Prince ready to goe with them : for without a Gouer- 
nour they will not be, v. Then that their Hiue be full , fo 
that it may bediuidedac the lead into two or three fufficient 
companies : one to remaine with LMarpefia the old Qucene, 
an other to go forth with Antiope thePrince,and a third hap- 
lie, which, together with the vnripe brood in the celles, 
may make an other fwarme to ferue Orithja. Without like- 
wife they will fee, firft that the flowers be in (late prefentlie 
to furnifh them with (lore of wax and hony : then that the 
weather do pleafe them, as being warmeandcalme,& moift: 
vnleffc, being continually vnfeafonable,they haue no choice, 
V. t- i» n. 5. 
When the Hiucs begin to be full, they will dronie, or 
yecld forth fledge-drones; v. which isafigne that the firft 
brood 
it. 
ot prime fwarme 
and mi* after* 
fwarme. 
A flail may caft 
foure times. 
breaking the 
prime fwarme. 
IS. 
One prime- 
fwarme worth 
two after- 
fwarmes. 
V.n. 6 7.&6S. 
16. 
The vulgar Beet 
appoint the ri- 
fing ef the fore- 
fwarmes,& that 
ypon Of .grounds. 
V.t. I ,n. 6 .& 7, 
17. 
$iutfignes of the 
firft f warming, 
10. 
