FEEDING FOR EARLY SWARMS.
If you wish early swarms, keep the bees confined in their labors to the brood section of the hive, or in other words, do not give them access to the boxes, and commence as early in the spring as the bees begin to fly in the middle of the day, and feed each stock at evening about one-half pound of the liquid feed. Continue this till your swarms issue, then discontinue feeding. I would, however, recommend putting on boxes in all cases early in spring, as we shall thus secure a more satisfactory amount of surplus honey, and we shall, in nearly every case, when a dozen or more swarms are kept have a sufficient increase in number of swarms. Feeding the bees in early spring on my plan gives them a good start and renders them very prosperous throughout the season.