Before 11: 00 AM cloudy and colder in PM rain formed some nuclei for
[illegible]. took away the combs They had on which they were rearing
black Queens put them in nucleus with hatched Queen Queen cells destroyed
and when bees were much agitated gave them comb with Italian eggs. Think that
this will cause them to go more largely into Queen raising. 29 38 to 60 degrees
slight Frost last night cold wind in AM PM softer very fair Moved
a large gum stock to catch up bees for a [illegible] with Italian queen. 
Worked well caught enough bees Queen alright at sunset. Examined a stock
strengthened in same way and found Queen had freely laid drone eggs which
she would not have done for a long time if not strengthened. used compound on a
hive then on another exchanged their Queens bees confined them at first only
a little. When I opened them later some more but not enough to excite any
fears exchanges made in a few minutes blew them upon an unfertile Italian queen
and gave her to one of the colonies to bees on the comb taken out they were
not pleased were black bees she escaped by wing and returned to her own
hive. Gave her to the other Blackstock where Queen had been exchanged. 
Found her sometime later with bees on her. on bottom board She was badly
crippled. Gave black Queen to the stock which had Italian queen unfertile. Think if I
had put Italian Queen for a short time in a cage she would have been taken. Brought
home two nuclei Bees mostly by mistake of some left and joined another
30th 40 degrees wind East am cool very pleasant PM bees working very well
A nucleus which yesterday had many Queen cells started today to have only fake
ones had plenty of bees honey bee bread. But as they had only eggs think
their future ones had nothing in them and that they will yet build others. 
Better to give nuclei young worms. Find Cleveland bees to have gained very
much the last week. Exchanged 2 black Queens with compound. In
less than 5 minutes after hive was opened hemmed in very little. In about
2 hours found Queen at home on the combs. Unfertilized Queen given yesterday
dead other two alright. Gave a brood comb with all its bees to an
Italian to strengthen it using the compound. Only a few bees were killed. 
Best stock has a very large amount of drone brood. In the comb could
see that the Queen had picked out drone cells. Every operation with combs made
between guides beautiful. Be bread very abundant in strong stocks. 
May 1st 40to 68 degrees windy Southwest very good day for bees. At 4: 00 PM a slight
thunder shower changed rapidly to cold. 54 degrees at sunset peach blossoms have
been very abundant and have honey very long Fruit trees blossom wonderfully this
season early apples are now in blossom. Dandelions very abundant. 