Chap. V I L 
Of the ‘Bees Enemies . 
He good Bee, as other good things, Bath 
many Enemies, from which Ihee needeth The Beet Ene - 
your helpe to defend her : namely, j.che ™' es are many, 
Moufe, 2.che Wood pecker, 3. the 
Tic-motife, 4.the Swalow, 5. the Hor- 
ner, tftheWafpe, 7 the Moth, 8. the 
Snaile, p.theEmet, lo.the Spider, 1 i.the 
Toad, ii.theFrog, 13. the Bee, and i4.the Weather. 
The Moufe, whether he be of the field' or or the houfe, a. 
is a dangerous Enemic. For if he getinroaHiue, hereareth 1 ThcMenfe. 
downethe Combes, makes hauockcof the Honie, and fo 
ftarucs the Bees. Some enter by thedoore,or by fome open 
place in the skirts ofcheHiue : fome gnaw a hole thorow in 
thetop ofche Hiue, where they know the Honie lieth : fome 
keepe their old homes, and come to the Hiueonely for their 
baits: fome make their nefts betweenethe Hackle and the 
Hiue, that they may thefooner and the fafer come to the 
Honie at their pleafure. 
For remedk,firftyou muftlookc that your Hiues, whether 3. 
they be of ftraw or wicker, be clofe and faft wrought. For if Ktmediesagain^ 
the ftraw be loofeand fofr, they will more eafily gnaw their 
way thorow : and if the wicker be thinne, when they haue 3 
tornedowne thecloome, they will crecpe in betweenethe 
twigs. Next fee that the Hiues be daubed clofe round about % 
the skirts, that there be no enwing but by the Doorejwlnch 
in Taurus , when the Beescome downe to watch, and thence- 
forth all the Summer, they will keeps well enough both day 
and night: but all the Wime^, at which time the Mifemake 
moft fpoile, it muft be made fo narrow, that they cannot gee 
in. v Alfoit behouehyou toremoueall things about your 
Hiues, that may hide and harbour them,f. for they willfeare 3 
to r.c,t,n, % 
