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Days at the Mouth, as a Sparrow feedeth her 
Young ; when they grow ftrong enough they go 
forth to work, and learn the Arts of their Parents. » 
A Number of thefe young Bees being gencrated in 
the Spring, the Hive ts not able to hold them, and 
this is the occatfion of their fwarming. ‘The Reader 
however is not to imagine, that the Swarm confifts 
wholly of young ones, but whenthe Hive is over- 
full, and one Queen-Bee or more ready, Young and 
Old, Male and Female, go off together. I muft here 
leave them ready for Flight, while I give fome Di- 
rections to prepare an Hive for their Reception. 

Car. Il. Of A LVRS 
=—§ HE beft Hives for Bees are made of Straw, 
which is the moft equal Fence againft the 
Summer’s Heat and Winter’s Cold: If 
they are to be placed upon fingle Stools, 
they fhould be plaifter’d all over with Lime, Clay, 
and Cow-Dung: If in the Bee-Honfe, only round 
the Bottom. I would further recommend to fix a 
wogden Hoop round the Bottom of the Straw-hive, 
which will occafion it to ftand level upon the Bench 
in the Bee-Houfe ; this Hoop is to be two Inches 
deep, it maft fit the laft Round of the Straw-Hive, 
and be pege’d on from within to keep it faft. 
In fome Places the Hives are made of Wicker or 
{mall Sallies, which are not fo convenient, tor they 
- expofe the Honey to run by the H@t of the Sum- 
mer Sun, and the Stocks to Cold and Robbers in 
Winter. 
Dr. Warder hath recommended a Method of pre- 
ferving Bees in wooden Boxes inftead of Straw- 
Hives, placing two or ee Boxes one over ange 
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