These were still carried on, though bees had accepted Queen. The hive would have
swarmed. One did so with professor FG Cary, also Mr Walter, each returning
a black Queen, Queen cells ought always to be sought for some few
days after Queen accepted. Saw a very beautiful young Kirtland Queen fertile,
as good as the mother, am very much dissatisfied with frames
very much more for brood, suspended [illegible] works most
admirably, the thing, have one almost black Queen from glass hive Queen
Am suspicious that my drone laying Queen, afterwards workers, was impregnated by a
black drone when she laid those drone eggs. (see [illegible] in Bee Journal). Shall
test this by rearing Queens, the fact that if impregnated when she laid these drone
eggs it must have been a black drone, will show if she proves to be pure that
she didn't begin drone laying before impregnation. Have tried to compound with much
success today. Bees very busy on wild thorn. White Clover begins to show
many blossoms, no bees on it yet, Raspberry in full blossom. Hives this season
unusually full of bee bread. (27th) 51 to 78 degrees bees wonderfully active on
Locust, nearly every cell filled below, nuclei fed a few days ago
are now overflowing in the honey. Set out a Queen given 24 hours she
was imprisoned but not hurt, shut her up 12 hours longer when she
was well received. Her colony had Queen cells begun. An old Queen
shut up with a few of her bees in cage, and wet with sugar water
appeared dead. Some of her bees in a half drowsed condition, gave her to a
nuclei to await results. Nuclei of late here have very usually to
start clean cells. When honey so plenty they disregard eggs. A very
small Queen well colored hatched last night, she came from a very
fine cell. Think that when bees are not in a state of vigorous
activity the Queen not so well developed or so well colored. Used
compound with advantage. Heavy thunder shower at sunset. Think
that a thousand swarms of bees might have found enough in Oxford today
from the Locust, could taste the honey in them. And make it shine on
my fingers. Might not the soluble glass part put on the under side of the
honey boards have a tendency to prevent comb building in them. (28th) Wind still N.E.
warmed up and bees worked well. never saw Locusts blossom so profusely
Hives examined today show that every cell crammed. Gave a few days
ago to A comb with dead queen cell 1/2 a colony having a young queen, she
has not touched it. Used compound for opening quite successfully. 
(29th) 48 to 78 degrees wind early East. Locusts tested examined not so sweet. As the