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Lawyers, reason assigned why in there plead, they show more common sense 
Then ministers in their preach (Wilkington Christian Radicalism p. 83-85)
Have hatched, two were opened, do not like plan of giving the cells to shut up nuclei. 
Introduced one to a stock that had a dead queen cell, the [illegible] took away 
An impure queen, and gave the other in cage. Formed two more nuclei from 
Eggs of glass hive queen. Have all the [illegible] brood in three nuclei and have set
the others to work on glass hive eggs. Have 16 Queen cells from [illegible] brood. 
Shall form as soon as eggs are replaced in new comb built move nuclei to rear 
from glass hive Queen eggs. Found two [inserted: black] queen cells one sealed and one not in
nucleus, had destroyed before and thought no eggs left. Gave a fertile queen
to nucleus to fill up comb to [illegible] nucleus, this as important as to make
stocks strong. Want no small feeble nuclei. comb wonderfully full of bee
bread. [inserted: (7)] 40 to 69 degrees Slight frost, splendid AM. Found queen in cage dead,
her bees alive, found a sting upon her. Shall not give an unimpregnated queen so
long as they have means of rearing queens, except they are taken from their brood, etc. 
Found the only queen [inserted: cell] I left in hive that had eight glass queen cells, hatched, open on side, not
at base, beautiful queen. Nuclei made yesterday are making queen cells. 
Exchanged two more queens with compound, very slightly hemmed in. Saw a
few drones hatching [crossed out: illegible] [inserted: centrally] in moderate black [illegible] stock. Saw
many black ones on the wing from very strong old [illegible]. Saw a few
just hatched from Kirtland queen, handsome, bees working powerfully, every
cell appeared full. Took out two end combs (one had drone brood) and put
in upper hive, put empty comb in place, (had taken two frames of brood from
this stock to help feebler stocks, also bees for three [inserted: good] nuclei). As soon as the
bees had empty comb the rigor of their work surpassed almost anything I have
ever seen. Apple trees are yielding immense supplies of honey today. 
Fear that I delayed giving Kirtland stock room a few days too long. Hope if the
season is good to get a hive of honey, six boxes and perhaps a swarm from
this splendid stock. Shall put on drone includers, when I want Rose drones
to impregnate shall shut up Parsons and vice versa. 
[inserted: (8th)] 44 degrees. Very pleasant
wind east. Bees work well but not quite up to yesterday, found much [illegible]
honey in one strong hive. [crossed out: illegible] In opening a nucleus found a queen cell