Of Beef. 
nually afcend and defcend in the narrow 
paffages between the Combs 5 which is not 
only troublefom, but a great hindrance to 
thole that are below. For I have always 
obferved, that the uppermod part of the 
tailed Hives are never without Bees3 but 
at the colded time of the day or night, then 
very full, and at the hotted times they 
are continually amending and defending. 
To prove which I once cutoff, with a fharp 
knife, the top ofadraw Hive and fomepart 
ofthe Combs, thinking by that meansthat 
they would as well have pafled out that 
way as at the bottom of the Hive 3 over 
which I placed a Glals-hive made after Mr. 
Hartlib’ s way, publilhed in his Common¬ 
wealth of Bees, that in cafe the Bees would 
have always afcended, they might have 
then built in the new Hive over them: but 
they would not forfake their Combs. 
4. The Bees always fix their work to the 
top of the Hives, and not to the Sticks on¬ 
ly that are placed in the Hive, as by fome 
is erroneoully affirmed 3 thofeSticks being 
placed in the Hives by fome to drengthen 
them, that they fhould not fink with the 
vyeight of the Combs, by others to preferve 
the Combs from breaking, in cafe the Hives 
ftiould be leaned fide ways or removed. 
C 4 5. They 
