[crossed out: VIII May 27th made by bees from one and two sealed Queens 28 one Queen cell [illegible] this AM]
[crossed out: it has no inmate hurt in cutting out, Queen hatched at 2: 00 PM gave her to V]
[crossed out: and put in sealed Queen from my number one June 4th removed fine Queen and gave Colerain]
[crossed out: brood.] A Queen in small cage given to swarm found dead. [illegible]
cage. Colonies with the guide frames and no combs cannot be trusted to
stay. Had one building comb all wrong between the guides. Saw a
number of colonies large swarms without guides, are evidently working better. 
We Need warmer weather for honey, but we are gaining in brood very fast. 
(8th) 52 to 74 degrees northeast cool wind, when warmed up, bees have worked well. 
A forced swarm with a weak Queen deserted, queen lost, joined two others. 
[crossed out: IX made with bees from Dr. Cary's and brood comb with eggs laid by D Kirtland's Queen 
[crossed out: taken from VII 29 Queen cells just started 31 only one Queen cell June 3]
[crossed out: two cells like fertile workers, one Queen cell sealed.] A natural swarm, and a forced
swarm joined it. The one whose combs were all going wrong. The natural
swarm from an old stock to which an Italian, young, had been given, giving a
young Queen does not prevent swarming. (9th) 42 degrees wind northeast cool very
early. Bees have worked well. Never saw such a wonderful blossoming of the
white Clover. Fields can be seen for half a mile white. Forced four
swarms, gave no guides intending to do so in a few days. another swarm
with guides and no comb making sad work. Two Cary no 1 Queens hatched at
[crossed out: X May 27th made from professor Cary's bees 28 gave sealed Italian Queen from IV 29 2]
[crossed out: hatched this PM.] the same time one hurt the other, both large and handsome. 
A Cary #3 hatched, handsome and very long. Cary number 1 and 3 are
tested queens. A Queen had opened her cocoon. It was so near the bottom that
she could not hatch, had gnawed it higher up, opened for her to come out, but
very shy, dodged in a number of times, very different from drone or worker. 
(30th) Stock to which young hive Italian Queen had been given swarmed, found only one Queen
cell and that just ready to hatch. Two other forced swarms deserted, one
had its crooked combs taken out yesterday PM. Two swarms lit together,
[crossed out: XI June 4th Coleraine bees a few Coleraine larvae] when shaken on sheet
found one queen confined, not hurt, could not find another, think she fell
to the ground. Bees getting much honey. Like in the whole [illegible] Queens from
49 best. (11th) warm but windy. One swarm clustered, [illegible], a
three story hive swarmed wind powerful, returned to hive, think queen got back. 
A small but Beautiful Cary number one hatched. Have more Queen cells than I can
take care of. Bees get much honey, take no notice at all of honey in comb set out. 
Formed more nuclei. Saw a demonstration of Hyne's theory, a worker comb.