one a sealed Queen from Kirtland's stock. Made a nucleus and gave it to two sealed
Queens from Kirtland stock. bees from which it was made very cross the compound but perhaps not
With sufficient preventions. Bees have been very active today. Barn hive bees have done a power
of work. More than any other. Some honey gathered. Peach trees about ready to bloom. 
17th 60 to 72 degrees Thunder and rain last night. Bees in nucleus had funded the two Queen cells. 
Too few bees. This comes of being interrupted by and not having [illegible] to make
nuclei as I intended. Peach and sugar Maple trees in
full blossom. Maples open very full this season. Opened one of the Queen
cells. Worm appeared alive. Do not think the cold had hurt it. Gave the other to
bees. 45 stocks in my hives arrived from Cleveland. Bees had been shut in
a week warm weather hurt them some. Were in cars so much jolted
that barrels of pork had their brine leak out some of the hives [illegible]
and yet all appeared right. 18th 57 to 68 degrees bees flew in cloud today the
shower. Some heavy showers. Drone brood in Kirtland hive. The load of Cleveland hives
in flying were too much drawn to the strongest. Shall remedy this tomorrow. 
19th 42 to 58 degrees showery bees able to get some honey and bee bread cleaned out
15 of the Cleveland stocks. Taken as a whole in very poor condition. Some very
weak in bees. All of them with old patched up moldy drone combs. Have
been from old stocks. 20th 40 to 42 degrees wind heavy in the night. 
East again. During the day very strong wind and heavy rain. a Queen
from doctor Kirtland hatched this AM very beautiful and large. Mother pure. 
I had bought comb containing the two Queen cells into the hive. Gave the young
pale Queen back to the mother stock which had no Queen cell left in
it. A bee stung her instantly. 21st 44 to 54 degrees heavy rains during the night. 
Wind has shifted to Southwest dashes of rain during the day. Two more
Kirtland Queens have hatched today one rather poorly colored the
other small fair for color. Hatched in a fertile nucleus. The cell
had been clustered over night. 16th one I opened on 16th had a worm that was
alive. before they pass from warm [illegible] Are much more Hardy. feel
more and more convinced that Italian Queens square out there laying much
more than common Queens. 22nd 37 to 56 degrees heavy rain last night. Am
wind had shifted to northwest at 12 noon sun appeared bees out and got
much honey. Bloom of Peach trees very fine. Examined a number more of the
Cleveland bees. Average better than those before examined. If com was
good could easily make alright. Found Kirtland Queen of yesterday chilled
on the bottom board. Warmed and fed her Chilled again this PM warmed her
[illegible] her with [illegible] and gave her to parent stock. Had taken their Queen
and given her to a black stock from Cleveland which had a queen [illegible]. This