shallow chamber, at [illegible]. see (qu 6)
straw, see so. a s
[crossed out: late] swarming. in regions where the food is very abundant but
does not continue long, it may be questioned whether
swarming hives managed in the usual way can ever be of much profit. 
the old stock will make but little surplus honey and the new ones seldom
any. if in such places, swarming could be secured by early breeding
in the time of fruit tree blossoming, and the bees casts were returned to
the parent stock, both the old and the new stock might be relied upon
for surplus honey. the non swarming plan might be tried with advantage
if every third year the old queen was removed, and young ones sealed 
over or mature were supplied. artificial swarming on my plan so as to
secure early and very large swarms would answer well. if there is not
good late pasture, all attempts to multiply bees very rapidly will
fail, unless recourse be had to feeding, and this is expensive. 
signs of all signs are fallacious. every appearance of swarming
swarming. is often exhibited, but the bees do not swarm. sometimes
they swarm very suddenly and with no previous indications. i have given
up all idea of any certainty in prognosticating. bees staying at home when 
other hives are working briskly a tolerable certain indication. also playing
or [illegible] about the hive. 
excessive swarming. may be prevented by removing after the first swarm
has left, all the royal nymphs but one. the others
may be used for rearing artificial swarms. 
plan of management. if the object to secure large amounts of honey and get to
multiply colonies. as soon as a hive swarms if one does not
swarm soon enough drive it put it in a hive about half full of comb, honey and
brood taken from a strong stock. such a colony will from the hatching of the young bees
hold its own until those from the eggs of its own queen are hatched. it will at soon
fill its own hive and boxes, glasses etc. if it has an old queen before the [illegible] 
are killed it should be supplied with a young one. [illegible] this plan avoids
all the objections to moving, and with my movable frames may easily be
done and will secure in good season powerful stocks for honey gathering. 
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