how prevented see rw
s a
swarming. may not early swarming be sometimes prevented 
in this way. the royal cells are tenanted. 
the bees are almost ready to swarm when a
long spell of unsuitable weather sets in 
and the young queens are matured sufficiently
before suitable weather for swarming returns 2 [illegible] 
the antipathy of the old queen by whom they
are destroyed. another set must be reared
and thus much time is lost. in this way although
the hive is crowded early in the season
lates warming may take place. observations
might be made on this point in observatory hives. 
a new swarm always works with more energy
then an old stock which has not swarmed. 
two swarms united work with amazing energy. 
would it not be well to rely for honey upon
new swarms, doubled, and placed in hives
suitable for storing. 
late swarming. if hives are very full of honey late in the fall
may it not interfere with early swarming in the spring. 
the cells are not sufficiently cleared for breeding, and those which are empty
are liable to be filled with honey fresh gathered. does not this account
for the fact that late swarms if they fill their hives liberally with comb
and have honey enough to keep them over often swarm the earliest. 
June 2nd, 1852. in an exhibiting apiary it will be of the first importance
to make bees swarm so as to exhibit beautiful appearance daily,
can it not be done by having new swarms or bees without much comb. queen
confined in a queen cage, and then shaken out or in some way made to
feel her absence. swarming. after swarm comes out, if all things [illegible] in a few
days surplus boxes in which old stock cannot work may be given it. 
stand for hive, see
so-se



