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Fecundation of young queens. Always danger of young queens on their
return mistaking their own hives. If the hives are all as they ought to
be exactly alike, if they are on the same level, and close together, there
will be great danger of mistake. Let the hives from which the young queens are to
sally be carefully made to differ, if they are white, put black cotton in front,
if dark white, or make them differ decidedly temporarily. 
(Nov. 29. 1862)
Frames. How to regulate distances apart. [crossed out: and to keep] An objection to my
plan of not confining them to place is that careless persons get them displaced. 
To prevent this use strips with staples stuck in so as to keep them all right. When
hive filled with comb removed, or brad the frames fast to the rabbets. 
August 11th, 1865. Do not my frames (notwithstanding the grooved rabbets) have
To facilitate manipulation too much bearing on the rabbets? Might they not be improved thus. 
of frames. The projecting part only 1/2 an inch wide, would leave
more room for fingers to seize frames. Only trial
can demonstrate whether on the whole this would be an
improvement. (12th) Have tried some frames thus cut and
am delighted with them. Often will be able to remove frame without first prying it up,
fingers get such an admirable hold. If necessary to pry, gives a better chance than ever
before. This seems to me a very great improvement, one which will greatly facilitate
all manipulations with the frames. April 29, 1868. Feeder. Tie two corn cobs together
at points. Let one rest on hole of honey board, the other in an old tin fruit can, with
wax and resin mixture covering rust, put more cobs in can. If weather
cooler, fasten with wire several around outside of can, so as to form by their hollows
a bee passage, have holes in side of can [crossed out: near top] or make connections tight by
wax heated, have glass over top of can, wool to keep warm.