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sovereignty divine, the sinners only hope. phillip manly piety page 21 - 26 
scouts. much written. bees sometimes have chosen their place and go without [illegible]. 
sometimes stop in queen places. Mr. zollikoffer. a small swarm on a fence rail, made
comb, gradually dispersed. another in a wheat stack made some comb. a third
[illegible] lit on a willow tree on the lot around by the hospital. made comb
and was stoned by boys to get the comb and honey. two swarms were hived
near where they lit, moved at night. next am at 10: 00 o'clock, one left the hive
was followed about 1/3 of a mile, hovered over a felled tree. two years felled,
these were then observed going in and out of a knothole. swarm now divided
like a funnel and entered hole, as soon as well in there left its brood
and did the same, tree cut, and removed to the house, bees worked
well. two swarms entered a house at intervals of a day, went under the floor in
different places. a beekeeper at the lazzatto has noticed that swarms generally stay
when they come to the delaware, and settle in his garden, and are easily hived. 
size of hives. 2 frames nine with a little wide side ledges would give room
see s i for three tiers of boxes, if form used from front to rear, easily [illegible]
by extending cover over front portico, and making a short back portico, or brackets to
hold a support for honey board. 12 boxes maybe got in a hive with 12 frames with but
very little extra expense. by removing boxes this space sufficient. more having hives for
10 frames might use them for new swarms, putting the old stocks in the 12 frames. 
this season i should have done better with 12 frames. if the honey boards are all made
on my old plan (with [illegible] openings) 12 frames will allow 3 tiers of boxes, and these
boxes may have tops and bottoms 6 by 6 1/2, 6 inches on the sides for glass, or if the side ledges are made
3/8 inches, the box is maybe 6 1/4 by 6 1/2, six 1/2 inch is better for 3 store com than 6 inches, and six inches is
two wide 4 two store comes. measurements with us hive
2 sides
this arrangement uses up gain in 2 ledges
to the best advantage all the surplus 3 boxes at 6. 25
storage room. room for play between boxes. 



