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trap. February 14th, 1852. today i have centered my trap with small tax to give
it elevation. combined ventilating moth. worm and drone trap. the [illegible] the hive and 
yet give the bees air, 2, regulates the entrance. (3) moth, drone, worm trap. 
may 1st 1852. trap will catch and thus save [illegible] and waste, with a pan
and brush let this be collected, every few [illegible], pour boiling water over it. 
let something be put to catch the same from ventilators, it will pay for all trouble. 
no one that has not caught it will imagine how much. 
July 2nd 1852. 
transferring, colonies from old box to my hives. drive colony into an empty
box, cut out their brood, and if you place empty comb and
honey, fasten in frames with small twine. then shake out bees too ascend
into the hive, with but very little loss may be transferred in this way. 
a, a, a are holes made with a gauge for the worms to
trap. November 6th, 1852. spin in, those on the triangular edge are made larger
so as to admit the millers. the b, b, b, b, are small tacks on the corners which
raise the trap about 1/16 of an inch so as to allow the air of the hive to pass under it and
the refuz as a nidus for the eggs of the miller, this ventilates the hive, and win
no ventilation needed, [illegible] may be removed. 
1st. moth excluder. 2nd. trap for the eggs of the moth. 3rd. worm catcher. 
4th. entrance protection against robbing bees. 5th. entrance regulator. 6th. 
refuse wax gather saver ventilator. 7th. refuse wax preserver. 8th. drone catcher. 
9th. entrance closer. 
to catch drones. contract the entrance at the time that the drones are out in the 
greatest numbers, prop up the trap so that the drones can huddle under
it, prop it up on then removing props so as to kill them. 



