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it matters not what sort of weather it may 
be, if my mode of feeding be adopted. I feed 
my Bees in their native temperature, without 
disturbing them or exposing their food to the 
temptation of robbers. A little food granted 
to a populous, and even well-provisioned 
hive in the spring, is attended with very 
beneficial consegences. It diffuses anima- 
tion and vigor throughout the whole com- 
munity, accelerates the breeding of the queen, 
and consequently conduces to the production 
of early swarms. I changed Bees this spring 
(1842) out of the old fashioned country hive, 
the 6th day of April, and put them into my 
hives; they filled the hives and swarmed 
before any country hives that I heard of. 
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CHAPTER XXII. 
BEE FOOD. 
Honey alone is the natural food of Bees, 
and if given to them pure and untainted, in 
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