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zs I faid beforé¢, they go all together, and alight 
upon fome Bough of a ‘Tree, or about the Body of 
it, or upon fome Hedge, or Pales, and fometimes, 
but very rarely, upon the Grafs. _ | 
When Swarms are up, and bufy in their Dance, 
it hath been an old and common Praétice, for want 
of other Mufick, to play them a fit of Mirth, upon 
a Bafon, Warming-pan, or Kettle, to make them 
more fpeedily alight,and to keep them from flying a- 
way; but this is perfectly needlefs, for they will 
fettle of themfelves, except they have chofen a Place 
beforehand which is very near; in which Cafe,when 
their Company is all out, they will fly directly thi- 
ther, and your ringing and tingling will prevail no} 
thing to perfuade them to ftay. , 
The only Benefit of this tingling is, that if you 
have Neighbours near you, that keep Bees, you may 
give Notice thereby to prevent wrangling, if fome 
-of theirs fhould arife at the fame time. | 
By the time the Swarm is fettled, the beft way is 
to hive it immediately, (having Hives of all forts 
always ready) for fear of their rifing again, or of o- 
thers coming to it. ‘The Hive fhould be chofen an- 
. {werable to the Swarm, it is recommended to chufe 
an Hive fomewhat more in Dimentions than three 
Pecks for a forward Swarm, and three Pecks for a 
Prime Swarm in the beginning of Fave; but ufe no 
Hive under halfa Bufhel. | ABncy 
Ifit be in the Heat of the Day, and the Sun fhine 
upon the Swarm, they will not ftay long ; if they be 
provided of a Place (Hive or Trec) as fomeare be- 
forehand, prefently after they are fettled, and all 
their Company gathered together, they will uncluf- 
ter, rife again, and be gone, and fly right thither, 
and will not be ftay’d by any Courfe you can take : 
If they are not provided beforehand, as foon as they 
are gathered together, they depute or a 
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