September 10th. Circumstances prevented me from strengthening and feeding my small 
colonies and as the season has been an exceedingly unfavorable one. I am now 
breaking up many of them. Today several swarmed out and went to other hives, 
they appear to be [illegible] sensitive up their unfortunate condition. He who 
wishes to have the least labor with his bees will have the least to do with 
feeble colonies. Candy I find to be a very convenient thing with which to feed 
for temporary purposes. I find but very little brood in the colonies which have
Been so bare of honey. Reverend Ed Sanders hive to swarm in one of my hives 
about the middle of June, it was only moderate, after it had nearly filled 
the hive with comb he divided it, by judiciously feeding he has now two very 
good swarms of bees. 12th quite cool. Breeding had almost entirely ceased 
in the hives so bare of food. the colonies appear to be very free 
from worms. Have noticed the worms most among the brood. Find it very 
easy to feed for temporary purposes with sugar candy, think it would answer admirably 
for spring feeding, would encourage the bees to breeding, and be 
safer than liquid honey. September 20 found a great many eggs in the 
hive which had a Queen born September 2nd. showing that even as late as 
September they may be impregnated. October 6th colonies which have been fed 
begin to breathe more freely. Very moderate fall feeding as well as spring 
feeding would not be amiss to encourage breeding. October 18th found in some 
colonies quite a considerable amount of sealed brood the weather 
has been unnaturally warm and pleasant, although a few days ago there 
was a hard Frost. October 21st weather still warm for the season, found 
eggs and brood in all stages in one of my hives. 
Greenfield Massachusetts November 10th 1852 today broke up a Huber hive, it contained 
a powerful swarm of bees, the hive was deficient in protection, the bees have 
been in it about 8 years, there were the remains of Queen cells in it, 
it has never swarmed and must therefore have renewed its Queen. The Royal 
cells one of them had certainly produced a Queen most of its comb had never 
been renewed and yet the bees were full size and very vigorous. The
Hive was well drummed drummed before 
it was opened, and the bees manifested but very little anger. 
The comb with their honey etc was transferred to one of my hives. 
By cutting the comb a trifle larger than the frames they may 
be crowded in so as to need no tying, old comb bears crowding. 



