A stock that threw a second swarm had 15 or more queen cells,
two had hatched, and two more confined by bees could fly. In
one comb with slits, seven or more queen cells. 
Drones in many of my stocks are just hatching. July (3rd) Hot, dry,
early and late in the day bees work on the Linden. (4th) Work in boxes
suspended, honey harvest over, two seasonable rains would have made
a large surplus. Will be next to none except from the strongest
stocks. [inserted: Drone] Eggs (See June 28th) all gone. Worker eggs nourished. Had
four beautiful Dzierzon queens hatch, two of them splendid. Am
now getting many sealed Dzierzon queens. May not want of
bee bread had much to do with previous failures. In the next
two weeks hope to supplant the most of my poor and old
queens. (5th) Hot and very dry. Have lost a number of sealed queens
by putting them on honey board, the bees having started queen cells
below, left them in the cool nights. The honey harvest failing
it is best in stocks which are not crowded with honey to cage
the queens for about a month. Examined at 5 AM three
nuclei whose queens were seen to return from drones between 3
and 4 PM, of July 2nd. One had say nearly a thousand eggs
and must have begun to lay at least in 48 hours, the others
had been laying only a few hours. Each of these queens was about
a week or more old before they met the drone. May not the
time of laying depend some upon age of queen before impregnation
as well as other causes. See Journal of last fall to show how
cool weather and full stocks prevent queens from laying. (6th)
Some prospect of rain, bees very active on Linden very early. Am now
convinced that the failure of the Dzierzon brood to develop into
queens was owing to want of bee bread in the nuclei, after they
get nuclei they sealed over an unusual number of queens. 
Little pieces of comb put on corners or sides of frame good to rear
queens from. Fresh comb best to cut out queen cells from as well as
to have bees rear queens on. A nucleus formed with old queen