A worker assisted in hatching, helped to rid at once to keep from one open cell. 
(13th) 60 to 76 degrees slight shower with Thunder last night. Strong southerly wind today. 
With sun partially obscured, bees early in the AM worked very strong. Apple blossoms
no longer show. In examining strong stock found very much honey, room for brood too much
encroached upon a number of Coleraine Cary Queens hatched, in color some are poor
Kept a number of nuclei with two adjoining Queen cells in the house last night and
examined them from time to time. Only one hatched, removed her. find bees in these
small nuclei very docile, with a little smoke at night. Only a B occasionally leaves
the comb. Kept them open for ease of examination. Took out only one comb from
the nucleus to bring into house. Kirtland's Queens, drones fly a little today. 
last years drones first noticed on the 11th and flew on the 18th. They had probably hatched a day
before noticed. Neither this year's [illegible] for them to fly [illegible]. Saw the first
half dozen that were hatched, other drones have been flying([illegible] by gum stocks) all the
time, six days then the time that drones require (under the most favorable circumstances)
To fly after they have hatched. Those in flight had [illegible]
doubt fully prepared for their office. [illegible] at 8 PM with blessed rain, the top
of the ground very dry and baked [illegible] Found at 8 PM a glass
hive Queen hatched, beautiful color, busy although pale, gnawing into the side of
Royal cells, had opened a small hole, put her in another hive in less than an hour
the bees had closed the opening. My glass hive Queen produces the most beautiful Queens
of any I have ever had. Thus far not one from 1, not one that has not been very good
better than some of the Parmley Queens. The way to strengthen nuclei is to have small
frames of hatching brood to give them from nuclei that have fertile Queens. Give the eggs
1st to a nucleus with Queen or sealed queen to fix up. then to the nucleus to rear
queens more encouraged 14th 62 degrees cloudy with some sun cool wind east bees
work considerably but much more inclined to rob. The glass hive Queen gnawed into
hatched last night. Extra large and most beautiful. Cary #3 hatched out, a very fine
Queen. My glass hive Queens are more beautiful thus far than the progeny I have reared
from the [illegible] Parmley Queens. Saw another Queen cell a little open was
closed after i removed the hatched Queen. Removed 2 black Queens and
gave them unfertile poorly colored Italian Queens using the compound. They are not
at first confined. Bees rather drew back from them. In a 1/2 hour first
one confined not hurt, result doubtful. To give Queen cells nearly ready to
hatch seems the best way of giving an Italian to black colony head of a fine
swarm from an Italian stock in Dayton, May 18th. (15th) 52 degrees beautiful day. 
Buckeye on uplands yielding now. Removed black Queen, gave Italian Queen sealed
Black bees very much inclined to rob, found in clouds when hives at home had