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Of Bees . 
But this Opinion gains not much credit, 
nor is the other way practicable here. 
Therefore other ways for the Generation 
of thcfe worthy InfeCts are to be difcovered. 
Aritfotle himfelf thought it a work of great 
difficulty to difcoverit: And Butler in his 
Feminine Monarchy hath taken great pains 
about the Generation of the Queens , Prin¬ 
ces, Drones and Honey-Bees only from him 
I fhall obferve, that Bees begin to Breed a- 
bout the middle of February, if they are 
well provided for, and the Spring be for¬ 
ward, elfe in March , by laying their Eggs 
or Seed at the bottoms of their void Cells j 
which by the warmth of the Bees fitting on 
them (the feafbn of the year concurring) 
are converted into Worms or Grubbs, as 
moft TnfeCts are before they fly. Thus by 
the old Bees fitting on, Warming, and 
feeding thefe Grubs, in about three weeks 
time, are a whole Set of thefe Infers ge¬ 
nerated. And as the Spring comes on and 
food increales, fo do they increafe their 
Breed, throughout the Months of March , 
April , May , June and July, continually feed¬ 
ing their young, either with their old 
ftock of Honey in bad Weather, or with 
new Food and Water, which they conti¬ 
nually gather and carry to their young if 
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