The feminin' monarchi', or the histori' of bee's. Shewing their admirable natur', and propertis; their generation and colonis; their government, loyalti, art, industri; enimi's, wars, magnanimiti, etc. Together with the right ordering of them from tim' to tim': and the sweet' profit arising ther'of / Written out of Experienc( by Charles Butler.

Charles Butler

Date:: M.DC.XXXIV

Credit: The feminin' monarchi', or the histori' of bee's. Shewing their admirable natur', and propertis; their generation and colonis; their government, loyalti, art, industri; enimi's, wars, magnanimiti, etc. Together with the right ordering of them from tim' to tim': and the sweet' profit arising ther'of / Written out of Experienc( by Charles Butler. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$dey tar,cc to fwarm; as fcon( as dey ar hived, put dcm bak tode ftok, v. c.$. h.ii. Alio rear de fwarms , dat beeing under-hived dcocIyc foortc, vviif a Skirt or Bolfters of dat fiknes,dat may but let inde Beecs. v.r.5. ».4<5. In Leo, or preiently after de laft fwarm , kil de Dron(s of doft ftalls you mean to takc, wit a Dron‘-pot doomed to de dcDtc.v.c.4'»*i6. And if you fee any oder fo peftered wit multitude, dat dey ar loaf to meddle wif dem; you Jail. dooc wel to help dem foom after-noonc, and den wil dey tak* de woork out of your hand, and fpend de Ics timc about it. 4? LEO. 44 Hou and &)-en to kjlie Dron‘st s l ■ To de plentiful Soommer fuccasdef waftcful Autumn. At Virgo dercforcor a little beforSv.(wkis de moftc dan¬ gerous tim‘ for Bcecs, becaus of Wafps dat den, if notfoon- TTAR4i<;T er, learn de way into de Hivcs j but chiefly ofrobbing Beecs, zL. wkden begin to (poyl)v.tode Gatcsof de weaker ftalls, (weider dey bee fmall fwarms, or ftoksdat havc call twicc r 1 rgo. and Iat<,)fet up de Winter-dooi(s,and fallen dem wit good --* cloom^v. and fas dat de Hivcs bee cloft in all places. Soom Toi^ep^ewea- hungry yeer‘s dey fetupon poor* ftalls at Mid-Leo: tofav* ter Hll>‘J fro** iuc , letup uou deir Wintev«door‘sand Bar dem. f)oft tobbtng. dat havc lyen foortc, or oderwift bee very ful, you may let^. c.7.n.i%. a!onc; and not ftraiten deir entranc4 till de weder bee colder: 48 forfucarfaf‘enoug. But firft view your fwarms weidcr sflr ]V‘n~ dey fit deir Hiv‘s:doft dat havc not nou wrowgt doun wif- ——:—* in a handful of de Stoolc, if you mean to keep4 dem; (to dc * 14’ end(dey may ly* warm de Winter following.and bee reddy at de doorcs to keep' out robbers) cut of fo muc of dc skirts as wil fervde turn; (de bigger de HiV i$,de mor‘you may leften him) and fo let him doun: cut a Soommer*door* v. in r.n. ^8. de skirt, and put tode Winter-door*. Witout luc help de cold* wil kil many, and weaken all: wer*by dey becoom un- lufti in all deir dooing; as de Philofoyer well noted. Si al- uni * n /• /» / 1 n ji XTllt* I.9i C • 4.0* vetu Jtifio ampltor Jity deftdioporcs rcddttntur. 49 Mor*over, becaus dc Wafps and robbing Bee*s wil bee Anikey dem dealing betim*s, befor* de tru* Bee‘s b« fturring; it is good P”** ulip °{fe* in t0^°‘ ‘t*roat*%$

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