In giving just hatched queens to colonies from which their queen has been
removed they are occasionally lost, not killed I think but dragged
out. If a queen whose cell is prematurely opened and which is very
weak is given to a colony she is often dragged out and carried off by
the bees without being hurt. Experiment. Try if giving them
queens which have been an hour or so on the comb may not be better. 
Can easily set them when just hatched with bees on comb into
express box, till they get the hang of the comb. 
(8th) 54 to 76 degrees. To get bees off from the hands. Make a light quick
shaking of the hands or fingers with the whole arm. Are impure Italians
which most closely resemble pure ones crosser than those which more
resemble the black bees. Whistling, roaring noise made by bees as they
enter an opening when swarming or shaken down attracts other bees to
run in same direction, also queen. Some beekeepers think that if
they make a whistling sound to imitate this hum or roar the bees
enter quicker. If young queen or just hatched workers put outside near
the entrance they make to it guided by the same hum. 
Bee bread. The nuclei which were a short time ago overcrowded
with bee bread have pretty well used it up. No use in being
alarmed too soon with the notion of excess of bee bread. 
Drones. All my good colonies are rearing drones even those which
are not fed. Is it effect of buckwheat, enough of this got to stimulate
breeding. Am afraid that black drones will soon annoy me. Have
had very few mismated queens this season.