9th. Very hot, fearfully dry. Bees work upon the blossoms of onions which dry
weather has caused to go to seed. Quite late they worked well, saw Italian
bees upon the red clover, dry weather almost ruined the crop. Have
now in nuclei and full stocks over one hundred sealed queens. More
than I can use to advantage. Must prepare a nucleus to take charge of
hatched queens, a queen depositary or nursery. To prevent the decamping
of young queens from nuclei. For every nucleus have my queen
includer (the one made by nailing 5/32 inch strips on [inserted: side] pieces of my frames.)
As soon as queen hatches adjust the includer. About 2 PM, remove
it and keep it off until say 4 PM. I find that the young queens
almost always go out about 3 PM. This is an admirable plan
to reduce to the smallest limits the risk of losing young queens, and
no watch need be kept over them except when the queen includer
is removed. If I had hit upon it before it would have saved me
many queens and many hours of watching. Live and learn. Have today
given to the nuclei comb containing sealed honey and bee bread cut
from frames taken from hives overstocked with bee bread. All nuclei
should be rich in bees, honey and bee bread to do well. Like very
much the plan of making nuclei by removing old queen and keeping her with
the bees two or three days, shut in with queen includer, nucleus box set on
the cover of hive, bees shaken from the frames on to cover. (10th) At noon heavy
showers passed north and south of us, a little rain fell here. Very hot. 
(11th) Very hot, showers again passed north and south, only a few drops fell here. 
A small colony from which I took queen and gave a sealed queen, was
found with sealed queens several days after she hatched, one she destroyed. 
A few days later another found. A colony to which after removal of old
queen an old fertile queen was given, found cells that were now being destroyed 
had abundance of brood from this queen, a few days later old
queen given and unfertile young queen found in the colony. Plainly it will
not do to allow any royal cells to remain, or else bees may protect one or
more and the queen introduced may be killed. Removed and caged a very
fine tested queen to send her off, as the cage lay on the ground a bee stung
her and she soon died, lost her color and shriveled up fast. In fastening
on lid of express box hurt probably fatally another beautiful tested queen.