C o
Cover for hive see C w Corn cobs for lining of hive see D w
alighting board see [illegible]
Congregationalism. Objections to as a system of church government
ingeniously stated (Spir. Desp. p. 290 et en aliis beis)
comb Honey. Reasons for questioning the statement that
in a few years it becomes unsuitable
for feeding. Am acquainted with a
Mr. Hoe of Germantown, Pennsylvania, who has a hive
now (May 1851) in its 16th year. Has always
swarmed, is a strong and prosperous colony. 
Bees no smaller to my eye than others. 
Hive stand almost rotted away. 
Any plan for renewing the comb, which consists
in furnishing two separate apartments
for the bees liable to entire failure. 
The box not ordinarily occupied almost
sure to be stored with combs of a size
unsuitable for breeding. Bevan's rule a
good one, never to disturb the original
habitation of the swarm so long as they
are prospering. If sure that the comb is
too old it may be cut out part at a
time, or at a suitable season the whole
swarm may be driven into another hive
and their brood restored to them to be hatched. 
Query: Is not the lining made by the young
worm so exceedingly fine that a very
large number of them would not sensibly
diminish the size of the cells?
Preserving. Should be kept in the dark away from moth. 
Ought to be hung up by a thread. Every piece
of good comb should be most carefully saved. 