robbers to stop out, see r w
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written in margin: 
the hive may be
divided into three
by two divisions of the
usual form, and thus
two colonies will rear
artificial queens. 
separated, a whole might be bored for each
with a 3/4 inch auger through the platform
or by a board set up on edge on the alighting 
board they might be kept separate. the
part without a queen will begin to rear
artificial queens, these may be cut out for
use when sealed over. at any time the
colonies may be reunited. 
fertile queens, are with much more than artificial queens 
for rearing artificial swarms. we must
insert the artificial queen at least two days before 
they hatch or say one to be certain
of getting them from the colony in which they
are reared. they will not leave for impregnation 
until they are at least four or five days 
old, say 4. few days more will elapse
before they will lay. at least a week is thus best
[illegible] more time, if the weather when the artificial queen
wishes to leave for impregnation be unfavorable much
more time may elapse. what a vast multitude of
eggs might be laid in this time by a fertile queen. 
if we attempt to rear the artificial queen from the egg a young
worm for the artificial swarms, we shall have nearly at
least three weeks, three weeks more will elapse
before any eggs will be brought to maturity and
by this time the colony will have become too feeble
to be worth much. if my hive constructed much
comb before the hatching and laying of the artificial queen it would
much of it be unsuitable for brood. even one week
[illegible] will be of great importance. the having on
hand fertile queens of very great importance



