From The Warminster Herald, Saturday 24 September 1870:
On Sunday last, Sept 18th, Henry Coward of Crockerton, had a swarm of bees. After some time they went back to the hive, but the other bees killed them. On the same day John Baker, of Crockerton, also had a swarm of bees, and they were taken all right. We believe it is somewhat unusual for bees to swarm at so late a period of the season.