Of Bees . 
CHAP. m. 
Of Encreafing and Swarming of Bees. 
M Any Attempts have been made by 
feveral Ingenious Perfons, for the 
encreafe of Bees without the troublefom 
and hazardous way of Swarming} by giv¬ 
ing them liberty in the Spring and Summer 
to fwell their vaft numbers into feveral 
Artificial Hives, the one fet under or by 
the other. But when they are difperfed 
into feveral Hives or Boxes, and near an 
equal proportion in each Box 5 yet when 
thefe Hives are feparated with the Bees in 
them.thatpart feparated from the old Stock 
will not thrive: A great Argument of their 
want of, and love unto their King or 
Queen, it they have any, which doubtleli 
remains amongfthis greateft Riches in the 
firft Stock 5 from which if part of them vo¬ 
luntarily feparate themfelves, by Swarm¬ 
ing with their Leader they foon betake 
themfelves to their work. 
So that I could never oblerve, from the 
Experience of any other, nor yet from my 
own,although often and ferioutly attempt¬ 
ed. 
