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the firft Week, they will feldom work couragionfly 
all the Summer following. | 
The Signs of the firft Swarms are fomewhat un- 
certain; but lying out, about, or under the Hive, 
in the Morning and Evenings only, 1s a probable 
Sign of fwarming, whereas to lye out conftantly ts 
a Sign of not {warming. 
When Bees lye continually forth of the Hive, 
they ufually fwarm late, fometimes not at all that 
Year; for the Hive being full of Bees, and therefore 
very hot, the Bees to retrefh and cool themfelves, 
lye abroad under the Hive, or upon the Sides there- — 
of, whereby the Hive never feems over-ful: and 
having ufed a while to lye forth, find no Inconveni- 
ence from their Multitudes, and are loath to forfake 
what they have gathered. 
if they begin a Comb under the Board, it is a fure 
Sign of not {warming ; and in fome Cafes they will 
not {warm by any Methods you can ufe: A Reme- 
dy to prevent any Inconvenience from hence, will 
be afterwars offered, when I come to fpeak of raif+ 
ing the Hive by the Hoop, to prevent fmall Cafts. 
Purchas, Warder, and other Authors, very reafo- 
nably fuppofe, that when- they will not fwarm, it 
muft be tor want of a Leader or Queen-Bee to head 
them. When they are about to fwarm, you may 
_.obferve in the Morning, about Nine a Clock, that 
they run in and out of the Hive, and on the Outfide 
of the Hive ; they appear in great Confufion, and 
muft then be watched ; when they will prefently 
{warm, you may fometimes know by their gathering 
together, without at the Door of the Hive, and not 
only upon the Hive, but on the Stool alfo ; where 
when you fee them begin to hang one upon another 
‘in {warming time, and to grow into a Clutter, that 
covers the Stool in any Place, then befure they will 
prefently rife, ifthe Weather hold: But common- 
ly 
