day grew hotter, Honey abundant, saw bees on white Clover, clustered on raspberries,
used compound for opening hybrid Italians, did well. Gave Queen with the
compound to a good stock of black bees as soon as I took their Queen. They confined
her but did not hurt her, put her for half an hour in a cage. Still confined her
kept her in some form a full hour, took her with pleasure, my 2 1/2 bushel
old box is very heavy and full of bees watered drone brood, many of them were
floated out. Since honey so abundant bees more inclined to rear Queens. 
(30th) 62 to 82 degrees great day for honey. Bees in nuclei fill all up. In
many eat out all the eggs. Interferes now with Queen cells. Small Italian Queen
fertile. Like in this warm weather giving Queens on the honey board. Can see
her when she leaves cage, all I learn 35 hours joyfully accepted. Fear
that hives below will fill up too much. Shall lift up in some three
or four combs into second story, can use these in helping swarms. (31st) 68 to
84 degrees splendid for honey. Locust still abundant. [illegible] clover bees
upon. Put a number of frames three from lower part of [illegible] second
story, bees here fill up very much with honey. Let out a fertile Italian (had
laid only a few eggs in a nucleus) after 36 hours of confinement. she was hemmed in
too much, took wing, alit among bees, hemmed in again, put in a cage box six hours
longer then welcomed by bees. A hive which had a [illegible] Italian given on the
29th threw a good swarm. Found two sealed Queens and five unsealed. Removed
them and gave returned the swarm. Saw no eggs in cells. At 5: 00 PM a very
heavy gust, strength of it went north. heavy thunder rain has fallen gently
[illegible] for over 4 hours. [illegible] rain white clover rain
June 1st 86 degrees In PM heavy gust with hail half an hour
after it fell a hail stone three inches in circumference was picked up. 
Much rain fell. Hive with four nuclei blew over, all but one tumbled
out. One had an Italian Queen found her after shower in the grass with a few
of her bees. Righted it all up with but little damage. Towards sunset another
heavy shower, ground very full of water. Had a swarm of bees from a stock to
which an Italian had been given four or five days. Hived it just before the
gust came up. Old stock had no Queen cells, the usual number of bees
remained behind. All [illegible] of Queen cells accepted. 2nd
Variable but beautiful weather for bees, white Clover very abundant. storm [illegible]
off locusts much, but bees still upon them. Examined a stock to which a
number of Queen cells had been given. All destroyed until a few days ago when
two on top were not hurt. When taken away one hatched and killed the other. 
This stock a few days ago had an impure Italian queen not [illegible]