a queen impregnated by tying her leg, etc. shows that string does not prevent - Suppose a
band of fine elastic yarn is used? Hope that I am now on the track at last
one band might be used or one for each insect - Could have them all ready - stretch them to get them
into narrow place - insectact - 31st - 53 degrees 76 degrees Today the bees got more honey than they have
as yet got the whole season! This perhaps too strong - June 1st - 56 degrees 80 degrees Never
saw a greater day (if one as great) for honey - Bees began at sunrise and
worked as long as they could see - The number on the alighting board etc. was
in some strong stocks almost like a returning small swarm or nucleus
Locusts - Raspberries - White Clover - Tulip - In many blossoms of a tulip tree
counted from 4 to 6 bees at once - They enter before the flower has expanded
honey then on the petals in drops - seems to exude from the petals and the
bees seem to be on hand to lick it up as fast as it exudes - Tried today
tying queen and drone - could not get them to fly much - suppose [illegible] them
and let them fly in a room without a string to confine them? Saw a large
mass of drones crowded out of a hive yesterday - and yet honey so plenty - but
they had begun to [illegible] them before it was plenty - 2nd - 60 degrees 76 degrees Thunder last
night - a little rain - Bees prodigiously active this A. M. until it clouded
over for rain. Rain began to fall at 11 A. M. - In a short time 1 3/10th
inches fell - A glorious rain - a blessed gift of God - for all the
crops - for the bees - gives the clover a splendid chance - fields are
getting very white with clover - cleared up warm in the P. M. but
not much very done by bees - by sunset Locusts began again to smell
very sweet - Thus far this season have been unusually successful in
introducing queens to replace those sold - Almost every just hatched
queen given has been accepted given at once after removing the old
queen - 3rd - Very hot - sun clouded much of the day - Very good day
for honey but not so extraordinary as some past days - Saw many Italian
bees on red clover - got honey from it - Drone killing still going
on in stock that begun it before honey abundant. In taking away
combs for condensing plan - I put all empty (of brood) combs on one side
of hive depleted - then brood - leaving a well filled comb of [inserted: great thing for bees] brood