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from the Floor, and the Weight of. 
it will be to. the whole, as 9 to 20 
You may know the exa& Weight of 
the empty Boxes: You muft guefs at 
the Weight of the Combs and Bees, 
and after thefe are deducted, if you 
allow your Labourers eight or nine— 
Pounds of Honey, by Way of Wages, 
for their Summer's Work; this will 
ordinarily befufficient to fypport them 
during Winter, and you may take the 
reft without hurting them, and in the 
Spring, they will, with Chearfulnefs, 
go to work again, for themfelves, and 
their kind Mafter. 
The propereft Time for this Ad- 
venture, isin the Middle of the Day: 
And though the Bees are active and 
bufy at this Time, yet as you ftand 
behind the Frame, you, will need no 
Armour for the Attack, except per- 
haps, a Pair of Gloves, and a broad- 
brimmed Hat flouched over your Eyes. 
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