Chap. IX. 
Of the remouing ojpBees. 
N remouing of Bees be carcfull to 
auoid chefe flue euills ; i . hindering 
of their fwarming: z. as?d of their 
Hony-gathering : 3. breaking of 
their Combes : 4. robbing : f. and 
Ioffe of Bees. 
Remoue alwaies in a faire day, 
and , as necre as you can gueffe, 
in fetled weather. For when they 
are moued to another place, if it be within their circuit or 
walkejthey will flie to their old Handing as foone as they 
arc let goe, and hanker about it three or foure daies , and 
fometirac longer : where if the cold wet catch them, many 
lofe their liues. Andifyou remoue them out of their know* 
ledge, then, as amazed in an vneouth place, they flie about 
for a while viewing the countric, and fearehing for their old 
home : when they are wearie , they reft wherefoeuer : and if 
foule weather come vpon them, they are in like danger. 
For the time of the yeere, remoue not in the three ftill mo- 
neths, or in a fortnight afore or after, for lofing the Bees. 
For if foule weather fall not, the very ftill cold will kill many, 
whilethey are ftraying abroad : and of thofe that returne, be- 
ing not yet acquainted with the Hiuedoore, fome will fall 
lhort,fomevpon the Hiue: where, while they reft panting, 
the cold chilleth them. 
Taurus, Gemini , and efpecially Cancer, are naught, for 
hindering the fwarming, as well as their hony-gathering: 
and Cancer lor danger alfo of breaking their fofc Combes. 
In Leo though the fwarming time be paft, and robbing 
tinaenot yet come $ yet there remaineth fome honic-gathe- 
T ring, 
Fine things it 
nuoided in p«o 
mooing Beet. 
tl 
Remote alwaies 
in faire Weather, 
3 * 
Net in Winter, 
Iforix Summer, 
