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Mode of forming art[ificial] swarms. 
Spring position [drawing: hive position 1, 2]
1st day [drawing: hive position 3]
2nd day [drawing: hive position 1, 2]
3rd day [drawing: hive position 3]
4th day [drawing: hive position 1, 3, 2]
In the spring have a stand for three 
hives, place on it two swarms - should 
be placed there the preceding fall 
and in such a gradual way as not to 
lose any bees. 1 and 2 are these hives. 
At the proper time take from 1,2,-three
combs from each - 2 of brood, 1 of honey 
or 2 from each, one brood, one honey; 
remove 1,2, from the stand to a little 
distance, set up 3 with the combs taken 
from the other two; when you judge that
you have got enough bees to make a very 
large colony, shut up 1 and 2. Next 
day replace 1, 2, and open, remove from 
the stand 3, shut up, giving it water. 
3rd day, replace 3, opening it; remove 1,2, 
shut up, give water; 4th day, replace 
1,2, open all. It may not be necessary 
after the first day to remove the hives from 
their stand. If one or two swarms, 
then comb to be taken from the one that
does not swarm and that to be moved. 
3 to be relied upon for surplus honey. 
Doubled swarms always to be relied on 
for surplus honey. The 
hives must not be weakened so much 
that they cannot nurse the brood. 
In two weeks or less they will be 
in readiness to form another swarm each. 
October 10th. [drawing: hive position 1, 3, 2] [drawing: hive position 1, 2]
Slide 1,2, along. 