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Brood, for want whereof (the old flock of fine Honey 
being fpqnt,and the weather bad, that they can’t ga- 
ther) they often die ; wherefore thofe Things which 
afford *em moll early Food ought to be propagated 
chiefly about the- Beehoufe. 
When Spring is paft a little, and May well enter’d, 
then Bees prepare Cells to lay their Treafure for the 
lucceeding Winter, not neglefting their breeding, 
which they continue till Nature obliges ’em to de- 
cline it, and follow their work of Honey- gathering 
while ’tis to be had. They are all imploy’d, fame in' 
.gathering, others in building, CSV. 
After Midfummer the pure Honey-dew refls on 
the Oak- Leaves, ®c. and fo long as thefe Dews fall. 
Bees daily load themfelves home with it. They get 
alfo much Honey from Thyme, and that Sught to be 
fett near the Beehoufes. The Pines are only for fhel- 
ter, being always green, inftead of which place Phi- 
lerea, it being fitter for both Ihelter and food. 
The Honey-dews being over, Bees gather but lit- 
tle, neither build any more Cells, but fill them they 
have to the top not only with Honey, but all the In- 
tervals with their Bodies ; fo that if you feparate 
the Bees from their Combs before the fall of the 
Honey-dews, and take the upper part, vou will reap 
no Advantage, becaufe the young Grub’s mixtwith 
the impure Honey. And then if you feparate or 
drive them after, you would not leave Subfiftenoe 
for ’em all the Winter ; and your driving them be- 
ing a lingring Death, would prove greater Cruelty 
than a quick Suffocation. 
In Autumn they continually imploy themfelves in 
gathering pure Honey, but in a final! quantity from 
the time of the Honey-dews till Winter’s Cold hinr 
ders their flight, even not enough to renew their 
Store for the following Winter. 
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