24 The Hiftory of Bres. » 
Eafe, while Ability lafts, and the Seafon 
permits and encourages ; oft times venturing 
abroad’ with their Wings rent and tore, in 
mane Hazard of their Lives, and never 
return. 
| ani their Labours are: but a Hitter more 
Duration than fix Months in the. Year,: yet 
they may juftly be accounted. the moft 
induftrious Creatures upon Earth; the Dit 
continuance of their Labours for rs long. a 
Seafon being owing not to their natural Tem- 
per, but only to the Want of Opportunity. 
They begin to work as early as the Flowers 
appear, to furnifh them. with fuitable and 
neceflary Materials; and they defift not 
till thefe ceafe, 
And in a honey Dew, in what a farpries 
ing Manner do they bettir themfelves, em- 
ploying all the Forces that can be fpared 
abroad ; when every Bee returns with it’s 
Load, adding to the publick Treafure; with 
all poi ble Diligence and Earneftnefs ‘laying 
in fufficient Store againft a {pending Time 
they forefee approaching, The Winter is 
long; their Enemies. are numerous; and 
many Months they want Meat; the utmoft 
Efforts are therefore neceffary to prevent an 
univerfal Ruin and Deftruction. They motft 
earneftly ftrive ; it is for their Life. 
And. if they are late Swarms; and the 
vane alfo difcouraging, ies the End of 
: the 
* Vitam i fk Fafeg reponunt. 

