
96 The Hiftory of Bess. 
but few Bees, and but little Honey, have 
not any Drones among them all the Seafon; 
and yet thefe fhall increafe, profper, atl 
breed Drones the following Su miter. 
This is what I have many Times obferved, 
know it by my own Experience to be true 
“In Fac, and as fuch I publith it to the 
‘World, and for Proof, I will give my Readers 
only one Inftance inftead of a Multitude, 
Once I had a Stock of Bees, which hot 
only bred great Numbers all the Spring-Time, 
but alfo (Warned without any Drones, as { 
was fully aflured from the moft frie and 
con{tant Obfervation. Had there been one 
fingle Drone in it, my Eye or Ear would 
certainly have difdavebed him. 
The old Stock continued to profper, as 
before ; and in about a Month or fix Weeks 
after the Swarm, fome Drones (tho’ few 
comparatively) appeared in it. * 
‘The new Stock (or Swarm) increafed ih 
- Numbers all that Summer; but had no 
Drones among them till the following 
Spring. 
It is abundantly evident from hence, this 
Stock of Bees had no Drones among “them 
for the Space of ten or eleven Months. ~ 
~~ And I add further, that I have oft-times 
known weak Stocks, that have not bred 
Drones for the Space of about two Years.’ ’ 
“From the Premifes may we not very juftly 
draw this Conclufion, that Drones are ae 
the. 
