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Artificial swarms. 
in July, [crossed out: proceed as before] take out bars, without bees, set the hive containing
them in the place of a strong stock to be reduced, when it has obtained enough bees
for a good swarm, carry it to a dark place to be shut up as before, replace the old
hive, such late formed swarms must be fed of course, whether they are worth the
trouble and expense of making them, will depend upon circumstances, the rapidity
with which it is desirable to increase an apiary, the demand for new colonies, etc. , etc. 
We read of astonishing multiplication of colonies in favorable latitudes, showing that if things are
propitious there is in the nature of the bee a foundation for very rapid increase, in our climate of
brief summers and short supplies we may by artificial means attain to something like the 
same results. For what I have said elsewhere it will be seen that such a rapid increase 
of colonies is not in our climate compatible with large honey harvests. 
Where there is abundance of late food, buckwheat etc. Doubled or strengthened stocks 
will give the good honey only in one season, then the colonies may be made to give 
each an artificial swarm, say in July when the good honey is gathered, they will 
need some feeding at first to encourage breeding etc. but will be able to provide their 
main supplies from fall feed. This is an admirable plan for obtaining the largest amount 
of pure honey and yet rapidly multiplying colonies. Two good stocks are made to produce 
one for honey gathering. The old ones may yield something, [crossed out: then later each of] 
as casting is to be discouraged, then later one is to be got from each of the three [illegible] 
[illegible] the colonies in a year. Of course Queens [inserted: illegible] must be kept on hand. This may be called 
Langstroth's plan for rapidly multiplying colonies and yet securing the surplus stores of 
the prime white Clover honey. If feeding is resorted to the same they may be done where the fall [illegible] 
is not abundant. 
May 15th. 12 strong stocks. 12 + 6 = 18, Clover gatherers. 18 + 9 = 27, Buckwheat gatherers. 
May 8, 1852. Remove an old stock to catch up, when enough caught shut up 
[crossed out: old stock. Send] artificial swarm [inserted: to be sent] away and replace old stock, or make one artificial swarm 
from two old stocks moved. Try putting artificial swarm in dark place or shutting up, so 
as to put it when bees have their liberty anywhere in apiary. 12th. Put [illegible] 
near old stock, in a week more old stock when all young sealed, catch many for the 
new swarm. 