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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



June 1 



temperature ninet}- degrees; weight 104 lbs., 

 gain 5 '2. 



July 19, clear and hot; seven swarms; no 

 wind; weight 112 bs., gain 8. 



July 20; windy but fair; four swarms; 

 weight 113 lbs., gain 1. 



July 21, warm and still; five swarms; tem- 

 perature eighty degrees; weight 120 lbs., 

 gain 7. 



July 22, cloudy, cool; two swarms; warm- 

 er; weight 121 lbs., gain 1. 



July 23, clear sky: three swarms; warm; 

 weight 129 lbs., gain 8. 



July 24, clear, ver3' close; three swarms; 

 warm; weight 134 lbs., gain 5. 



July 25, hazy, hot; two swarms; tempera 

 ture ninety- five degrees; weight 139 lbs., 

 gain 5. 



July 26, cool; rain at night; warmer; 

 weight 140 lbs., gain 1. 



July 27. cool; warmer; weight 142 '2 lbs., 

 gain 2y2 . 



July 28, cloudy; weight 142^2. 



July 29, cool and clear; weight 143 lbs., 

 gain Yz. 



July 30, cool and windy; honey taken off; 

 weight 84 lbs. 



July 31, cool and cloudy; weight 83 lbs., 

 loss 1. 



Aug. 1, cooler andcloud}*; rain all night; 

 weight 83 lbs. 



Aug. 2, fine bee day; weight 87 lbs., 

 gain 4. 



Aug. 3, fine bee day; weight 90 lbs., 

 gain 3 



Aug. 4. fine bee day ; weight 91 lbs. , gain 1. 



Aug. 5, fine bee day; weight 92 lbs., 

 gain 1. 



Aug. 6, cooler but clear; weight 93^4 lbs., 

 gain 1'2. 



Aug. 7, warmer day; added 25 lbs. cull 

 sections; weight 119'i lbs., gain 1. 



Aug. 8, cool and cloudy; rain; rain at 

 night; weight 118 lbs., loss I'i. 



Aug. 9 cool; clear; weight 118 lbs. 



Aug. 10, cool; cloudy; weight 119 lbs., 

 gain 1. 



Aug. 11, cool; warm; cool; weight 120>2 

 lbs., gain I'a. 



Aug. 12, quite cold all day; weight 120 

 lbs., loss '2. 



Aug. 13, cool; warm; cool; weight 120 lbs. 



Aug. 14, rain; hazy; one swarm; weight 

 120 lbs. 



Aug. 15, cool; one swarm; warmer; 

 weight 121 lbs., gain 1. 



Aug. 16, fine bee day; weight 127 lbs., 

 gain 6. 



Aug. 17, fine bee day; weight 132 lbs., 

 gain 5; one swarm. 



Aug. 18, warm; hot; shower; weight 134 54 

 lbs., gain 2/^. 



Aug. 19, warm and fine; weight 139 lbs., 

 gain 4^. 



Aug. 20, warm and fine; one swarm; 

 weight 142 lbs., gain 3. 



Aug. 21, warm and fine; weight 145 lbs , 

 gain 3. 



Ausr. 22, warm and fine; weight 147 lbs., 

 gain 2. 



Aug. 23, cloudy; cool; warmer; weight 

 148 lbs., gain 1. 



Aug. 24, warm day; one swarm; honey 

 off; weight 95 lbs. 



Aug. 25, warm day; one swarm; weight 

 95 lbs. 



Aug. 26, warm day; weight 95 lbs. 



Aug. 27, rain all day; rain all night. 



Aug. 28. rain all day. 



Aug. 29, still raining; cool 



Aug. 30, clear; fair; warmer; weight 95 

 lbs. 



Aug. 31, clear; fair; warmer; weight 98 

 lbs., gain 3. 



FIXE OPENING FOR HONFY. 



Sep. 1. very warm all day; weight 101 

 lbs., gain 3. 



Sep. 2, very warm all day; weight 102 

 lbs., gain 1. 



