with 3/8 x 3/8 x 3/8, nearly double the attaching surface. When I used the
wide triangles combs often when frames were shaken fell out. I must at
once [crossed out: illegible] [inserted: while] bees will build try different sizes and notice results. 
 (28th) 52 to 78 degrees. Beautiful day. Bees do considerable again on the buckwheat
but not so much as before the change in the weather. Stocks very busy at
drone killing, pulling out larvae, etc. Those which have begun continue at it
even when buckwheat honey coming in plentifully. Pins. Use as many pins
as there are given cells on a frame. A colony whose queen has been for experiment
caged and uncaged a number of times, has destroyed three just hatched given to it,
when their queen was caged, do they know that they are to have old queen again. 
Workers not over 16 days old at the very furthest actively engaged in ventilating,
none noticed gathering honey or pollen. Wide topped frames like Debeauvoy's
more strongly cemented to rabbets, and more liable to crush bees. Slit for winter
passage (see August 20th) good for setting in queen cells, and good I find for
bees to work royal cells in their edges, am making a number. Robbing when
anything exposed black rascals are on hand, have very few compared with the
Ligurians, but most all the robbers black. (29th) 62 to 84 degrees. Beautiful summer
day, considerable done on buckwheat, much I think done on red clover, saw
many bees on it. We have had the [illegible] to give the growth, will not heat now
give the honey. A skedaddling nucleus clustered high, at 11 AM, at 4 PM, it had
gone, acting like a natural swarm. Think that loose top cover exposing them to be
robbed was cause of their leaving. Saw bees this PM, on thoroughwort, and many on
mint. 30th - 31st. 60 to 84 to 86 degrees. Splendid weather for corn, and for honey,
hives rapidly increasing in weight, bees very active on red clover. 
September 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th. Wonderful weather for corn. 72, 88, and 90 degrees,
with frequent showers, flow of buckwheat honey not so great. Ironweed is now
in its prime, takes the place of goldenrod. Nearly all the queens now
reared are beautiful. It was so in August and September last year. The
workers of my imported Dzierzon show much lighter than early in season. 
Have had only one mismated queen for some time. Important. 
Good plan to give comb to be kept early in season to bees in a second story,
bees will guard and keep it sweet and clean, even colonies not able to store in
it. 5th. 74 to 80 degrees. The same close, hot, showery weather. The past week has been of
great heat, for corn and sorghum never was better weather, rather too wet for bees. 
Workers not more than 16 days old busy ventilating. Important. I have now for some
time experimented with the long slit for winter passage, cut in comb, like it more
and more. Splendid for securing building of queen cells. Good plan to put sealed queen cells.