yet stocks are getting very strong in honey. Very few swarms. Then with
a hundred stocks report none as yet. This week if at all bees must
begin to swarm freely. By 1 PM sun Came out and bees began to work well. 
Warmer weather needed for full work on Clover. a European Linden at dr
patterson's has been in blossom some days. [illegible] today humming with
bees. Season of Linden might be extended at least two weeks perhaps three
by having different varieties. In 1863 The European blossomed in same place
about same time, possibly a few days later, The American will not probably
show any blossoms until July. If bees work well and straight in small
boxes, without any guide, upon wax guide is same as nothing, how nice with
lower side wax guide. Better nothing than poor comb. Mellilotus
Louisville (transplanted) Just beginning to bloom, bees on it. (23rd) 51 to 74 degrees
bees work [illegible] well for so much Clover. Fear that they are too late to make
a large amount of box honey. In a few of the boxes show that they need
guides. Am I right in making holes so near the corners. 
Would it not be better to make them nearer center
and perhaps one 1 1/2 whole. Would this interfere less with comb
building. More air through 1 1/2 inch than two one inch holes. Is there any need of the
interconnecting holes. Were two in the way of straight comb building. If one
1 1/2 hole in center and a wax guide on one or both sides about 1/3 of the
way up bees would probably prefer it very much. (24th) 53 to 77 degrees have
had some very large Queens from cells taken from a very strong stock, such
cells always have an excess of Jelly, nucleus cells rarely have any. May not
Queens held in such cells average greater fertility. This is a point of much
practical importance. Thunder at a distance in PM. After this bees worked
better. [illegible] of the nuclei in honey shows how [illegible] the season thus far. 
25th 56 degrees went to [illegible] rather too cool for bees
to do much 26th. Warmer toward 4 PM bees worked unusually well
for this season, came in very late, 27th, 58 degrees. Much warmer bees have
done a good day's work. Work in boxes progressing. Only a few stocks