will not prove to be drones, may time drones in this way. All of the colonies which I began
to feed in season retain their drones. One great trouble in rearing Italian queens late
in the season is now removed. Find the larger part of queen cells put on top of frames
when the stock has plenty of [inserted: queen] materials below, gutted (See Webster-Dyden authority for)
The narrow rabbet allows frames to slip without lifting. No. 62, with queen laying about
a week, had a few drone eggs in drone cells on the lower corner of comb. Gave a frame half
drone half worker comb, on the 5th found both drone and worker cells well stocked with
eggs. Today found drone cells on edges and corners supplied. One cell had three
eggs in it. This queen has a calling or genius for laying drone eggs, her worker cells
gradually supplied also. Gave her today a full drone comb, quite old, very
unattractive. A colony with a number of very large and beautiful queen cells has
two sealed drone queen cells. Are there not some silly or half witted bees as well
as men. Notice many instances of these drone queen cells where normal queen cells are plenty. 
Italian when changed to another place do seem to stay put remarkably well. (9th) Hot, dry, 
heavy showers around us. Many beautiful queens hatching in my [inserted: queen] nursery hives. [crossed out: last] Tonight
bees flew unusually to the lamp. Have stopped my outdoor nursery, every infertile queen has
been starved, say a dozen at least, at last bees left the two last fertile ones to starve. In
my nursery hives I get them to attend generally to unfertile queens, would not answer to risk
queens where scarce in this way, some left to starve unnecessarily, while others fed, admirable
plan where queens are plenty. If we wish to find out whether a stock will receive a queen,
put in a queen not valued, let her hunt out queen cells, fertile workers, etc. , then remove and give
feeling no danger. Take a young queen just old enough to be nimble, put her outside of a hive with
bees and see how quickly she darts to the passage, how unlike a worker. Most of the queens
from the comb having (41) forty one, queens sealed, were small and poorly colored, although
mother impure. Expected from the great number that this would be so. Colonies fed having drone
comb have abundance of drone eggs and worms. Even young queens are laying drone eggs. I have
now solved to my own complete satisfaction how to keep and get the handsomest drones. To
attempt heavy queen rearing quite early in the spring not desirable weather cool, changeable, etc. 
Let the heaviest rearing of queens, at least for my own use, be after common drones have
been killed off. (10th) 94 degrees. Hot, dry, showers all around us today. Have had some
splendid queens hatch from the Dzierzon young queens impregnated by my drones. 
Often shake bees from a comb I am examining in a large stock before nuclei that
need strengthening, many remain, they enter peacefully, but if a single robber makes
its appearance it is instantly repelled. Bees go mostly if not entirely by actions. 
No (47) (See July 27th) has plenty of brood and eggs, think from the old queen, could not find
her, found and caged very small and mean young queen, do not think she is fertile. Those
small queens often have about as much [illegible] as workers, have been too far developed
as workers, found no eggs in central drone comb though I have fed, old queen with a
good colony has always resolutely refused to lay any drone eggs. In a comb with