C. 5. Of the Swarming of Bees , 
carrieaway the Hiue with the fwarme about twopearchei 
off: and feta lcere prepared Hiuein his place for that other 
fwarme. 
If none of thefe things beedone,but that fwarmes doe 
runne together in greater quantitie than a good Hiue can 
conteine j then reare the H me with holders high enough to 
let them all in : which, when they haue once (warmed, the 
* next Vindemie take away thus. 
* If you doe icinWinter,fce theBees be not chilled. 
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ftcond. 
7 & 
When mo ft dan- 
In a faire afternoone, about fourea clocke, picke away all 
thecloome betweene the hiue and the doole ; and in the 
morning, at thebreakeof the day, lay the Hiue along with 
the edges of t^c Combes vp and downe, vpon a Mantle 
fpread on the ground : and there pare off the Combes ends 
euen with the skirts, and fo fet him againe on the Stoole 
vpon moueable v: Doore-pods, and a thin bolder bchindc : 
and prefently dome vp the Hiue as clofc as may be. 
Concerning the other inconuenience , know this, that 
though two drange fwarmes, with their feuerall Queenes, 
doeneucr meet in one Hiue without difeoatent ; ( which 
theyexprelfe by running to and fro without, and making a 
tumultuous noife within: from which they fometime fall 
to fighting and killing ) yet commonly this drife is foonc 
at an end. For the fird Queene hauing gotten the right of 
the whole Roome by the pofTeflionof tht Capitol orSupe- 
rior parr, where (he fitteth fafe with hir Guard about her ; the 
Inferior by a common confent, is draight-way difpatched: 
and fo they become allfellowes and friends vnder one Souc- 
raigne. And therefore when fwarmes are vnited by you, be 
fure that the Bees in the Reccitter be nor throwne downe a- 
mong the other, led the Superior Queene come downe with 
them, and (o you mike more drife than needs. 
But the danger is when two Princes with their equall 
Colonies happen to be equally aduanced in tht Hiue : and 
therefore neither yeeldeth toother, but fight ,r out on both 
fideswith ''quail hope of vi&orie. When this chanceth, 
which is very feldome, the Controuerfie is doubtful! 3 and 
theconfliftliketobeperillous, or rather perniaous,if it be 
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