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Drone?, which they commonly do before the gather* 
ing of their Honey, there’s not an idle Bee nor a 
Beggar among ’em. 
, Hovo to encreafe $ces by Swarming, 
M Any perfons have attempted to encreafe Bees 
without the trouble and hazard of fwarming, 
by allowing them liberty in Spring and Summer to 
' fwell their great number into feveral artificial Hives, 
fet one under or near the other : but when they 
have difperft ’em into feveral Boxes or Hives, and 
near an equal number in each Box, yet when they 
are thus feparated from the old Stock, they will not 
thrive ; and this is an Argument of their want of and 
love unto their King, which without doubt remains 
in the firft flock, from which if a part of ’em volun*; 
tarily depart, by fwarming with their Leader, they , 
fet themfelves to work quickly. So that from my 
own or others Experience I could never obferve the 
flocks of Bees could by any other ways or means than 
their own voluntary Wills be multiply’d or encreas’d 
in fwarming. 
Tf you defire many Stocks in vour Beehoufe, or are 
minded to keep your ordinary flock only for encreafe 
wherewith to ilore your better Hives, which you 
keep for the fake of the Honey, be fure overhive not 
your Bees, for the lefs the Hives be, the oftener they 
will fwarm ; befides, if you overhive ’em, they fel- 
dom encreafe, unlefs it be a very early Swarm, and 
in a kindly Summer. 
In good Summers an early Swarm (not overhived) 
may caft a Swarm itfelf ; which argues, that they do- 
not fpend their Time in Idlenefs and Luxury ; and, 
that altho’ they have room fufficient in their Hives 
to make their Combs and ftore therrfelves with Ho- 
ney, yet they do breed during the time of breeding, 
elfe they could not fo foon fend forth a new Colony, 
and cannot imploy themfelves for Honey. gathering 
before it falls. 
The Bees are not at all hinder’d nor confounded 
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