Winter or early spring stimulative feeding. Journal, February 28th 1879
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Friendship. subsisting between Christ and the apostle
John, most beautifully depicted. Hall vol. 1, p. 209
Do inculcation if not neglected in New Testament Do. p. 205
Feeding. For profit. The pure article fed to be stored in beautiful forms,
may answer, should be done after the gathering of pure honey is over. 
As the bees will not fill above until the hive is heavy below, give them a cheap
article until they are full below. Tumblers may be taken away before they are
sealed, made from cheap honey, the wax will be pure and will not cost
as much as that fed from a more costly article. These tumblers may be set
where the bees can take out the honey, then may be placed on hives to be refilled with
a pure article. Hives which have been thus tasked will have spare honey
below which in the fall or spring should be removed to feed weak stocks. 
May 21st 1852. Let sugar water (will not by scent attract other bees) be always on
hand to be sprinkled on bees whenever in the least disturbed by opening top cover. 
Smoke disagreeable, they soon regard any approach as an injury, but if always fed a
little when disturbed, they will regard approach as a kindness, pour a little into the
tumbler hole before opening, sprinkle as soon as you open. 
June 17th 1852. Put strip in winter to keep frames farther off from bottom board. 
July 1st 1852. Let hives be so fixed that when bottom slanting back they will hold
liquid honey, then towards evening pour the requisite quantity through one of the holes
of the tumbler board. If this plan will answer it will be by far the most expeditious. 
[crossed out: bees will] This will answer in warm weather, in cooler weather feed as usual from
above, or give sugar candy. If number of bees small so that they do not build comb,
feeding will prevent breeding, as they will fill the cells. If candy is to be fed in the
winter it will be best to raise the tumbler board on 3/8 strips, so as to give ample room. 
July 14th 1852. Pour the feed in by a tin spout towards [illegible] from the mouth.