Of the Bees Enemies. 135 
" Hornets are alfo enemies, efpecially where they are 
numerous, yet not fo dangerous as wafps. She flies a- 
bout the colonies or hives, watching her opportunitys 
then feizes a Bee, and carries her away, as the hawk | 
does the little bird. 
It is two or three years fince I found a neft of hornets | 
under the eves of a fummer-houfe at the end of my co- 
onies, which I took care to extirpate in time. 3 | 
Earwigs or emmets are enemies to Bees. The for- 
mer in the day time conceal themfelves under the hackle, 
and in the night creep into the hive, and eat the ho- 
ney. Sometimes I cover the top of the hives with afhes, 
to prevent their fettling there. Let thefe with the other 
enemies be the objects of your refentment. 
Again: tempeftuous weather, with froft and fnow, 
is often fatal to Bees. Whenthe ground is covered with 
fnow, fuffer not your Bees to come abroad tho’ the fhi- 
ning fun may invite and tempt them. ‘The fnow daz- 
zles their eyes, amazes and confounds them fo far, that 
they fall into it, and die prefently. And ftormy wea- 
ther, with rain and hail, kills many, when they are out: 
_at labour, 
The better to fecure your Bees againft bad weather, 
fhelter your apiaries as well as you can from the eaft 
and north winds. Let them be alfo well fenced, that 
neither cattle nor fowl may hurt them. | 
‘Af you at times find any chilled with cold, and dais 
you may recover them with heat, as I have often done 
with delight, by putting them into an handkerchief, and 
breathing upon them; or by carrying them a while in 
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