White Clover. Before noon clouded over, heavy Thunder, about 4/10th
of an inch fell. Never saw a greater sight in the bee line than the
air swarming with returning bees. If the hives had had contracted
entrances it would have been impossible for the bees to have got in
without great delay. The apiary looked like one vast mass
of swarming bees. Bees knotted on a young Queen hatched in their
nucleus after their Queen had been caged, a very unusual occurrence. 
Bees not yet working in boxes, hives not full below and honey
not yet sealed over. A few days more and if this splendid
working on Clover continues they must work in boxes. The
only point I have any doubt about is how the wax guides
will work in the boxes, whether they need comb as a pattern
to start only one comb. (18th) 60 to 84 degrees. 5 am before 10: 00 oclock last night
it began to Thunder, and in an hour or so, a storm began will
be long remembered. The heavens were a blaze of light nearly all night long
and the God of glory then [illegible]. It seemed to shake all around us. 
By sunrise, the wind blew [illegible] from the northeast, soon changing to southeast, Southwest,
northwest and [illegible] about very much. 1 7/10 inches of rain fell by 6: 00 AM. 
This storm must have inflicted great damage upon crops, hedges, roads, etc. 
A little hail fell here at intervals, but not enough to do any damage. 
Am anxious to see whether such saturation of the ground can check the flow
of honey when clear and hot again. It must tend to [illegible] greatly the
blossoms of the white Clover which is in [illegible] abundance. 9 AM 1/2 inch more
of rain has fallen making 2 1/5 [inserted: 2 [illegible] was correct] and with yesterdays and night before last 3 1/5 inches. Before noon
sun very hot, bees working well on Clover, pm. Bees working splendidly on clover
but the honey is thinner, killing of drones seemed to have stopped. One large stock with
six old boxes nearly full of comb of last year, are today for the first time putting honey in boxes. 
Begin to think that two better than three wax guides. (19th) 66 to 84 degrees, southwest bees
working splendidly till 2 PM when Thunder shower came up 0. 35 of an inch. 
Nothing done after the showers. Bees building Queen cells have twice in a nucleus