Nuclei for rearing Italian queens. State of this day. 
May 22, 1861. a N
[crossed out: (I) At D Hills has four sealed Colerain Queens, one sealed when examined yesterday,]
[crossed out: the others at noon today, the bees from my best Italian]
[crossed out: 27th cut out last two QC and removed with bees to make a nucleus. 28 brought home 20 Queen]
[crossed out: hatched, taken away, 7 AM, another hatched and given to stock no 5. Gave]
[crossed out: then another sealed Italian Queen. 31 gave Coleraine Italian Queen and took away sealed Queen]
S u Journal Found a beautiful large Italian comb full of brood ready to
seal and eggs showing That the brood had been in hive some time. Think
that she is the beautiful Queen I missed 11 days ago. Formed a swarm and set
old stock in place of a strong stock. Made two other artificial swarms, one from
and old box, 2 1/2 bushels [illegible] of bees. Queen quite slender and small. A small
Queen can lay then as many eggs as a large [illegible]. (3rd) 64 to 72 degrees rainy wind south East. 
May 22
[crossed out: (II) At D Hills has two unsealed Colerain Italian Queens, bees from my best Italian.]
[crossed out: 23rd one sealed today. 24th PM sealed. 27th removed 1 Queen cell. 28th brought home.]
[crossed out: Took away Italian Queen cell and gave them one from my no 2 June 3 Queen hatched and removed]
[crossed out: and Colerain brood given to them. Then north, now northeast, much rain has fallen.]
Queens have a good chance to fill in with eggs. Never saw such a profusion of
white clover. If weather good bees must have a splendid [illegible]. Let out a
Queen confined for about 30 hours. Bees confined her but did not hurt her. Shut her
up again. Made two nuclei for [illegible] hives in my [illegible]. (4th) 65 to 70 degrees cloudy, wind
strong northeast bees out but little. Made two swarms. Gave Italian Queen
May 22
[crossed out: (III) has one unsealed Colerain Italian 23rd sealed, very small, short.]
[crossed out: 27 Put my bees to it, just from hive. 28th took most of them for another nucleus. 31 has]
[crossed out: hatched a beautiful full sized Queen, gave her to number 1 [illegible]]
to Mr. Hansells hive at [illegible]. Forced a swarm, cut out drone comb
offered Queen, fed, accepted. Made another swarm for him, Queen not
forced out. Had another beautiful glass hive Queen hatched. Think that
these raised under favorable circumstances, larger, better. Cut out from hive at
[illegible] a number of unsealed and one sealed Queen. Noticed the great
superabundance of Royal Jelly. Have seen much less in most of my small
nuclei. Cell from which beautiful Queen hatched closed up again, old
cap cemented first, noticed some once before. June (5th) 56 to 70 degrees wind
still East some sprinkling of rain. At noon much warmer and bees begin to get