1904 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



543 



June 5, fine; ver}* fine; weight 69 '^ lbs., 

 less '2. 



June 6, ver}' fine, added 10-lb. super; 

 weight SO'^ lbs., gain 1. 



June 7, warm; fine;\Yeight 79'2 lbe..lo5sl. 



June 8, cool rain; rain; weieht 79'2 lbs. 



June 9, rain; rain; weight 79'2 lbs. 



June 10, clear; cool; weight 79'2 lbs., 

 loss '4 • 



June 11 cold rain: clear; weight 79 lbs., 



luSS /4 . 



June 12, frost, cool; warmer; weight 79 "2 

 lbs., gain '4 . 



June 13, clear; warmer; wei^^ht 79'/2 lbs. 



June 14, warm; weight hO'4 lbs., gain 1 '4 . 



June 15, warm; warmer; weight 83 lbs. 

 g.iin 2 '4. 



June 16, warm and dry; weight S5 lbs., 

 gain 2. 



June 17, warm and dry; weight 88 lbs., 

 g.iin 5. 



June 18. clear, and heavy rain at night; 

 weight 91^4 lbs., gain 3^4. 



June 19, fcggy ; warm; weight 95 lbs., 

 g.iin 3'4. 



June 20, fair; hazy; weight 97 lbs , gain 2. 



June 21, rain all day; weight 9b lbs , lossl. 



June 22, fine bee da\ ; weight 100'2 lbs., 

 gain 4 '2. 



June 23, fine bee day; weight 107'4 lbs., 

 g.dn 6^4 . 



June 24, 2 swarms; added 9-lb. super: 

 weight 115 lbs., loss 1'4. 



June 25, cloudy : clear; weight 120 lbs., 

 g-ain 5 



June 26, very warm and clear; weight 130 

 lbs., gain 10. 



June 27, warm; clear; weight 133 lbs., 

 gain 3. 



perature eighty- seven degrees; weight 147 '2 

 lbs., gain 2'2 . 



July 1, warm; clear; temperature eighty- 

 five degrees; weight 150 lbs., gain 2 '2. 



July 2. high wind from scuth; tempera- 

 ture eight} -two degrees; weight 149 lbs., 

 loss 1. 



June 28, warm and no wind; weight 141 

 lbs., gain 8. 



June 29, warm; heavy rain; weight 145 

 lbs , gain 4. 



June 30, very warm; three swarms; tem- 



July 3, cool wind from northwest : temper- 

 ature sixty-five degrees; weight 148*2 lbs., 

 loss '2. 



July 4, cloudy; shower; temperature six- 

 t}' degrees; weight 149 lbs., gain Yi. 



July 5, warmer and clear; five swarms; 

 warm; weight 152 '2 lbs., gain 3,' 2. 



July 6, high wind from south; two swarms; 

 weight 152'2 lbs. 



July 7, windy but warmer; three swarms; 

 temperature eight, -four degrees; weight 

 157 lbs., gain 3J2. 



July 8, warm and still; two swarms; tem- 

 perature seventy five degrees; weight 160 

 lbs., gain 3. 



July 9, warm; shower; four swarms; 

 weight 165 lbs , gain 5. 



July 10, cloudy, shower; two swarms; 

 clear; temperature seventy- five degrees; 

 weight 167 '4 lbs., gain 2 '4. 



July 11, hot, shower; shower; cloudj'; tem- 

 perature eight}' degrees; weight 172 lbs., 

 gain 3^4. 



July 12, shower; three swarms; tempera- 

 ture seventy five degrees; weight 172 lbs. 



July 13, clear and warm; four swarms; 

 temperature sixty- five degrees; weight 174 

 lbs., gain 2^4. 



July 14, a 10-lb. swarm issued from scales 

 coUny, atd hived on empty combs, and two 

 supers; coo^, win y; two swarms; waim; 

 weight 88 lbs. 



July 15, cloudy; fair; cooler; weight 91j^ 

 lbs., gain 3'2. 



July 16, ideal bee day; temperature nine- 

 ty degrees; weight 98J2 lbs., gaia 7. 



July 17, rain and cooler; weight 98 ,''2 bs. 



July 18, clear and hot; three sjvarms; hot; 



