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Of the Bees Works, &e. 131 
“The Combs are alfo (generally) placed 
at equal Diftances, there being only Room 
for two Bees to pafs a-breaft, without any 
needlefs empty Space. Wax is one of their 
_ chiefeft Manufactures, and abfolutely ne- 
ceflary to treafure up their Honey, and for 
Brood. But here I find feveral of our mo- 
dern ‘Writers far from Truth in their Re- 
ports, | | | 
- Mr. Bradley tells us, that from the Flow- 
ers they gather the Wax with the Hairs, 
_ which cover their Bodies; and when they 
return from the Fields, you may fee their 
Hairs full of fmall Particles of Wax like 
Duft. When they are got into the Hive, 
and give notice to their Companions, three 
or four of them come and take each a 
fmall Quantity of the Wax, with their 
Jaws, till no more remains, when they re-_ 
turn into the Fields for a new Harvett. 
Or elfe the laden Bee finds out a Cell, 
where there is neither Honey, nor Worm, 
and there leaves thofe Bodies of Wax. 
oHe likewife adds, as one Bee goes, ano- 
ther comes, to temper the Wax till the 
Hive is almoft full of this Sort, placed 
fometimes in Lays of divers Colours, as 
white, yellow, red and brown, according 
to the Flowers or Leaves from which they 
gather it. And in feveral Parts of the 
_ Hive, a great Number of Cells are found 
_ -full of this Wax, which are as Magazines, 
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