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Of the Feeding of Bees, C. 8. 
wit, for fiuc pounds, in Bees, the double weight in honie 
and wax 5 that fwarme is dcfperaccly poore, v, and fitter to V.n.i. 
betaken than fed *. Ifthefwarme with hisftore doe weigh 
betweenefifeceneand twentic, due feeding v. majTfauc him, 
Jf betweenetwentie and fiuc and twentie, hee is able to fhift 
for himfelfe, and liue without helpe. If betweene fiue and 
twentic and thirtie, efteeme him as right good , plentifully 
prouided euen for a hard winter, and fitted to be forwaid the 
nextfpring t. And aboue that the greater the ftorcis, the 
better inrreafe it promifeth. VnlclTe,in fome extraordinarie 
yeerc, the Hiuebecloyed with too much ;v, for too much, r.c. io./>. r. ». 
as well to Bees as men, doth ofttimes more harme than V1I.& 
good. vii 1, 
* Yetthfy thit haue bur a fmrll Bee-fold , and arc content to be often 
troubled ( fpcctally at the fecond feeding-time) may try thofe that lackc a 
pound or two ofthis weight. 
t And yet fuch though ncuertb good , will perifli ncuerthelefic, if 
they chance to lofe their Qucene:*. which fometime happenethto tho r c jr i„,/ # g t 
lhat are much troubled in the hiuing. >,<■. y.*».5 1. 
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Trie ggainein 
Moreouer, becaufealongwinter and a rough fpring fol- 
lowing, with fome other accidents, may wafte them that p ' rccs or Ariet. 
were good, as, on the other fide, a fliorr winrerand a milde 
fpring may helpe thofe that were fcantily prouided 3 it (hall 
not be amille to try aga'tne in Tifces or Anes, thofe that you 
fufpeft } and to feed them if you feecaufe.t/. «. rjr. & 1 6. 
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TH E narurallfood of Bees is Honie: for want, orforfpa- rl,r Bee ' 
ring whereof, many other things haue beene dcuifed. 
Anslutle mentionech Figs, and all Tuch fweet things. Apt- 
(trij ficta ac reltcjna id grans da Ida tn cibttm apponunt. And 
Plwie, fpeaking more particularly, commendech Rayfings, 
and Figs, and teafed Wooll, wet in fweet Wioe made of 
Railings, or new Wine boiled, or Hony-water. Sicibnsdeefe Nw.hift.li. u, 
ten/eat nr aptbus, ttvas pa (fas fiecafve , ficcfa tufas ad fores ea- c * 14 * 
rum pofnijfe conveniet , item Imtutra&M madentes pa fa aut 
defrut '> i (U 4 taqfta mulftt. And fome of our Country men haue 
praftifed to giuc them Bay-fair, Bean-flower, Ground- 
inault, rofted Wardens, and Apples, and fweet Wort. All 
S 3 which 
