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with it’s jaws opening a way thro’ the cover of wax, 
which fecured it in the cell from the chilling air, and 
every other injury. Now may you (at the glafs window) 
fee one horn appear, then the head entire, and afterwards 
the whole body (as the paffage is dilated) difengaging 
itfelf ; of a lightifh grey, or afh-colour; and as yet in 
it’s infantile flate. In about a week’s {pate it comes to 
it’s natural complexion, arrives at it’s full maturity, and 
is fit for labour. 
Then may you about mid-day, fee the young brood 
fallying out of the hive in confiderable numbers; after 
various femicircular wheeling motions, taking wing, 
turning their faces immediately towards the hive or co- 
lony, very ftrictly marking the fame, as they (in enlarg- | 
ing their circuit) do. all the other adjacent parts, and the 
whole neighbourhood. 
In a little {pace of time, having emptied and recreat- 
ed themfelves, they return with like diligent. and curi- 
ous obfervation, the more perfectly to underftand their 
fituation, and place of fixed refidence. 
Thus ready and every way prepared for action, we 
may fuppofe them the next day to begin their moft ufe- 
ful, faithful labours, which end only with their lives. 
The fhattered remains of wax, which fealed up the 
cell, the other Bees remove, as of no more fervice; and 
no fooner is the matrix cleanfed, and fit for new foecun- 
dation, but the Queen with another ovum impregnates 
the fame. 
And thus is there a conftant fucceffion of young brood, 
never totally difcontinuing all the feafon. no not in an 
honey- 
