handsome queens. Hope that they will become fertile, although my drones are scarce, have
some drones in many nuclei. Colony pulling at their drones on the 15th, did same today, opened
and G found eggs unhatched and a queen. Must have u been overlooked when I gave them the brood. 
They made so many queen cells from (colony 103) and they built a dozen or more cells
after the brood hatched (unless queen has strayed in from a [illegible] nucleus). Found quite a
number of drones, mostly on outside comb, hope to save them by removal of queen, as they were
July 1st 1852. only a very little molested. If saved will prove very valuable. Had
Guide comb. Prefer if I have comb to put in as follows to be
most sure that all will be regular, very small
pieces will answer by end, find that clear resin makes by far the best
attachment, it is not so easily affected by the heat of the bees. This
is the best thing to run along all the corners in the hive to make all tight. 
queens from another mother, pure, think all impregnated now are pure. Several nuclei
with eggs have refused to brood them and removed them from cells. Fed early
and can see no danger, soon after feeding bees all quiet again. [inserted: (22nd) 38 to 62 degrees] Those drones
very active today and are not at all molested. A colony examined on the 15th nearly
out of honey had scarcely any brood, today a large number of eggs, has been fed 
several times. Moderate feeding will cause a large deposit of eggs. This makes
more feeding necessary, but it is highly important to get September bred bees. These
will not be likely to fly out this season and be lost in stores, cider mills, etc. 
Every colony not abounding in stores and not fed has very little brood. Propose to feed
moderately this week, and next week to feed thicker syrup and give them
about all they need. (23rd) 38 to 72 degrees. White frost. Fed all the colonies in the AM,
in their hives, could see no bad results, they tested all the hives of course to see
if they would bear robbing. A nucleus [illegible] with cover very [illegible], when examined
(after the bees in apiary were excited by feeding) had no honey in cells. Suspected that
they had gobbled [crossed out: them] it up to keep it sure. When all quiet found it put back
in the cells. One nucleus very savage. Swarm out to sting the moment the cover is taken
off. Shall give them a good dose of smoke to see if they can be made more peaceable. 
All the progeny of young queens examined now, appear all right. (24th) 44 degrees. No bee bread
since the frost. Many nuclei eat up all the eggs, brood given them and yet have bees enough
and food enough. Are they out of pollen. Smoked that savage nucleus twice, savage still. 
Nucleus abandoned, lit on hive I was opening, many killed, her own bees pinned
down queen, saved her. Honey in her nucleus soon found by robbers. Like much
this plan, after queen has been confined 48 hours, blow smoke take out one
comb, rest it against hive, have wings of queen clipped, let her out on the
comb, if they do not like her easy to take her away, they will not sting her. 
A few hours after letting out a queen, worms and jelly from a number of queen
cells just begun all gone. Bees are beginning to seal over sugar syrup.