August 1865. Corn cobs in a receptacle of any kind that will hold honey or
syrup, the best of feeders. Much better than straw or a floor
F of wood e
See H i, 1868 
Feeding of Bees. Proper time for feeding small
swarms [crossed out: feeders to] as soon as they are
hived, that they my build sufficient comb
for rearing young bees. Then if they do
not collect a store for winter, they will
be worth fall feeding. 
Feeder. A water feeder may be made of glass
or glazed ware. This will be next in importance
Honey and to a honey feeder. Pure water ought
Water Feeders if possible to be always accessible to the bees
Sept. 20, 1851 in their hives, as it will save them a vast
Ventilating amount of labor, and in bad or windy weather
Honey & Water save the lives of many bees. A honey end pure
Feeder, Sept. 22 water feeder may be combined. The bees
accustomed to find water in the feeder, when
they are shut up or are moved from their
familiar spot to make artificial swarms will
never suffer from the want of water. 
In winter this will answer to pass a gentle current of air through
the hive to carry off all moisture. 
Sugar Candy. A most excellent winter food for bees, if it can be
given as in my hive from above. May not sugar candy
be a good thing to feed to bees to keep them at home
when they are tempted for want of natural supplies to go to confectioners, etc. 
Bees [inserted: if numerous] when fed in the fall if their hive is not full of comb will often use a large
part of their feed in comb building, instead of storing it up. This prevented
by inserting divider, or they may be fed scantily and the balance supplied
with candy. If colonies need supplies in order to carry them through the
winter they should be fed as soon as the fall [crossed out: food] supplies begin to fail,
say the latter part of August. If the feeding is delayed too long
the cold weather may come on before they have sealed over their
supplies. Unsealed honey is very apt to become sour and is one