May 22
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[crossed out: (IV) has two sealed Colerain Italian one yesterday, the other today]
[crossed out: bees from Coleraine. (23rd) on another comb as unsealed, cannot tell where it]
[crossed out: came from. (24th) came from comb with bee bread [illegible] from my 2nd Italian. (27th) cut out one queen cell (29) Queen]
[crossed out: hatched this PM 5th Queen lost, gave Colerain brood]
honey. The hive which swarmed on Saturday, and had Queen cells destroyed, swarmed again
today, had no Queen cells, returned Queen and put on [illegible]. Forced a
swarm, did not get Queen, pacified them with use of my best Queen from a nucleus
till I could fill them out. Three young Italian Queens hatched today, one very mouse colored, two
another beautiful, another when just hatched appeared to me to be the most beautiful
I have ever seen, all large, the last two from a glass hive Queen that left after [illegible]. 
May 22 
[crossed out: (V) has two unsealed Colerain Queens. 23 one sealed. 24 the other sealed. 27]
[crossed out: removed one queen cell, saw a large one [illegible] like worker, drone or fertile worker. 29 gave their Italian Queen to]
[crossed out: stock no 4. Gave them hatched Italian Queen from (VIII) impregnated and which I [illegible] in]
another hive. Examined hive which had a handsome Italian Queen that was at first a
drone layer, found much drone brood, in masses and [illegible] comb like a regular Queen, some
in worker cells, scattered, worker brood scattered, one comb regular with eggs
but little room for eggs, comb nearly all full of honey or bee bread. Two Queen
cells one sealed, removed Queen and the sealed Queen cell. Put Queen in a nucleus
to test her. Dull weather has been very favorable for breeding, and the queens have
[crossed out: VI May 24th has unsealed Queen from IV 27 gave sealed Queen cell from II 29 removed Italian Queen]
[crossed out: cell and gave to stock, has four Queen cells [illegible] from my no 1 Queen 30 Two sealed]
[crossed out: today, removed to D Hills June 3 cut out all Queen cells but one, brought home Italian Queen]
made the most of it. (6th) Two colonies in hives with patterns [illegible], returned
them and put some comb in hives, in one used only four guides and 10 frames. Hive
has swarmed a number of times (60) swarm and the swarm put in a new hive. 
Mouse colored Queen very dark, the most beautiful one not so highly colored as
some. Got another very dark Queen. Took from Queens reared from Parmeley Queens. 
Am putting on the outside of my hives a good worker comb to be filled with honey. 
[crossed out: VII May 24th has brood some eggs from Queen sent to DK others from my second Italian]
[crossed out: (27) gave sealed Queen cell from V June 4th removed hatched Queen small gave Italian brood]
and to be put centrally in fall or used to aid stocks deficient in stores (7th)
52 to 74 degrees clear, strong northeast wind. Bees work only moderately. A swarm with [illegible]
and no comb deserted, hived and a comb given them. Made three artificial swarms. Found
[illegible] comb in cellar full of worms. Took Queen from natural swarm when
they missed her, gave young Italian in a cage. In a few hours let her down all right.