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QUEEN 



From. 



When the Queen 

 WAS Hatched. 



1878 



Mth. 



7 



i 



1870 



Day. 



5 



20 



Ital. 



Oa 



1 



Gyp. 



B. 



JL2l 



large 



ined. 



black 



Ital. 



CHARACTERISTICS. 



(Standard, 100 Points.) 



70 



48 



90 



60 



50 



65 



75 



70 



95 



yel. 



br't. 



REMARKS.— 1881 — March 15, put on summer stand; 

 strong and healthy, with considerable brood. 



April 15 — Weather very cold , and the. bees have diminished . 



May 15— Weaker still ; weather wet and cold. 



June 20 — Bees becoming very strong ; weather hot ; white 

 and sweet clovers abundant ; honey coming in rapidly. 



July 10— Drouth has set in ; bees have abandoned white 

 clover, but very busy on sweet clover, motherwort and mam- 

 moth mignonette. • 



Aug. 10— Drouth continues ; sweet clover in first seeding ; 

 that mowed and cropped in July again in bloom. 



Sept. 20 — Bees consuming stores ; drouth continues ; honey 

 commg in from sweet clover and heari sease. 



Nov. 5— Packed by placing in a box 6 inches larger than the 

 hive, and filling in all around with chuff, on summer stand. 



