Journal for 1869 May 13th Journal discontinued from old 
Laus Deo. complaint. Result of last season very disastrous
Got 50 pounds of surplus honey in boxes. 1/3 of colonies had
to be broken up, no honey worth mentioning gathered after 
July, but little that month. Not one swarm. Great strength
of stocks good only to eat up honey. Immense motility of bees
in Ohio Valley, see Bee Journal. We lost but few, none
by disease. By middle of July began to feed some stocks
could not have lived a week longer without feed. When weather
too cool, robbed [illegible] syrup in combs, placed them over the
cluster under a carpet. Fed until 1st of may, then bees
began to get from Peach etc blossoms. Have had a wonderful
blossoming of fruit blossoms, Apple especially. Have had to
empty comb from larger stocks to prevent them from swamping
themselves in honey. Never saw more sweetness in blossoms. 
Stocks here grown wonderfully since 1st, but few stocks as
strong in bees as at this time last year. Should season hold
out for honey as it promises to may be as good as 1861. That
followed a disastrous year. 1852 very disastrous in Greenfield
1853 great honey year, after very bad, expect very good. Shall the
importance of feeding taking more than usual care in bad years
sure almost to get [illegible] next year. Weather
last night much of it too cool [illegible] for
honey and yet blossoms full of it bees working when so
cool it seemed as though they could not, honey [illegible] all
important. (14th) cold, wet, Queens have been crowding cells with
eggs the last few cold and wet days. (15th) cleared off, bees
intensely active, very windy, many lost. Since 1st of May
weather unusually windy and yet bees do wonders. 