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July 18th, 1852. if [illegible] had been in the hive of very few drones would have answered 
all the purpose, difficulty, apparent want of wisdom, and yet how many things to show
the [illegible] by the [illegible] of infinite wisdom, some kind of [illegible] in morals etc. 
in the early ages but little known of the [illegible] of the be, the honey
the only natural sweet, now less important, but an additional interest now
from the remedy is known about the bees. 
November 12th 1852. if wax was a good conductor of heat it would be more
difficult to mold it, it would attract [illegible] and moisture
more readily, and would be more difficult to be kept warm by the bees. 
November 15th 1852. bees when they swarm come off loaded, they are peaceable when
loaded, if it were not for this they could not be domesticated. 
November 16th 1852. queen bee indisposed to sting any but a rival, her single sting
will answer no [illegible] and in the defense of the colony while it would destroy her life and ruin the whole family. 
comb. fact demonstrated by analysis, heat required to work com in
part generated by the change of honey into wax. semi conductor mathematics 
mathematical construction of comb. 
instruct. if we call all the wonderful operations of the bees mere blind instinct, then 
must we attribute all these things directly to the divine mind, viewed as we
will all must at last be referred to god. 
wasps, hornets etc. live solitary in winter, base would be frozen. 
consequences of that law by which bees, wasps etc are indisposed too strong away from home 
ventilation a most admirable arrangement. feces, wisdom of arrangement. 
different cappings of honey and hard combs. 
February 2 1853 law controlling the increase of a colony. 
top and bottom strips are nailed on to cover it will hold all firmly together like clamps. 
in this way frames of same size will be used without any problem in second story. if slats are
wanted for surplus honey, a movable partition 7/8 inches thick, with double rabbet got by strip leaving 1/4 inch ventilator
to rest ends of slats. this problem may be let in, and this will give slits of a very good
size for honey, if preferred long slats can be used without any partitions. 22nd. if bottom
strips are rabbeted out to clear honey board, then side pieces must be cut thus 1, 1, to
leave wood to nail the thin part of bottom strips to. to prevent water leaking over 
these bottom strips they should be beveled up to a good slant. if ends of second story made of same thickness as 
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