are working in boxes. From all I hear bees have [illegible] swarmed at all
this season, and unless [illegible] tulip tree have not worked much
in boxes. Will the Italians swarm this season in August. The
2nd crop of red Clover will probably be [illegible]. Linden almost ready
to blossom. Hope yet for some surplus. (28th) 61 to 82 degrees. Good day
for honey. Linden [illegible] on warm road side in blossom, has been for
several days. Not a swarm yet. (29th) 61 to 84 degrees the last two nights
have been good for corn, for a week wind North or northwest. nights very cool. The great
rain followed by so much lower temperature in the height of the honey harvest
has told against surplus. Bees are now gathering well, Linden in part,
considerable dark colored honey in comb. Honeydew. (30th) 68 to 84 degrees Southwest
great day for honey. Hive strong which killed off most of its drones some
time ago, worrying at them again. Yesterday and today made six
artificial swarms. Work very well. Gave one central brood comb with old Queen. 
Curious. Gave a laying Queen to a nucleus which had been rearing
Queens. Next day or two after saw a small curiously colored Queen
come out of a flat drone looking cell. [illegible] her to a nucleus, gone. 
Some three or four days later found a small Queen a few days old
in nucleus with laying Queen, bright above like a worker, dark
below with colors blending like hybrid workers a little, held her
in my hand, she stung me so as to hurt considerably, not as
much as a worker sting, dissected her, ovaries very small, spermatheca
of usual size. Appears to have had a worker development in disposition
as well as other things. July 1st 68 to 84 degrees Southwest splendid day for bees. 
 (2nd) 68 to 86 degrees Southwest shower with Thunder at a distance, also yesterday
splendid day for bees. Artificial colonies work very well Italians
in comb building somewhat like their Queen in laying [illegible], do not
begin on so many comb as black bees. Prefer to [illegible] up their work
Last night set out of a stock with many Queen cells a size of comb
with three or more good Queen cells, bees and brood. Early this AM found
all but one [illegible] and worms dragged out. The left was opened