By the time it comes all the stocks will be in good condition
if the weaker ones are now aided in hatching bees from the
stronger ones. (19th) 46 to 60 degrees northwest. Weather colder even than yesterday
at intervals when sun shone bees worked well, will be short of pollen
soon if weather does not change. Brought my plan, see Qu 16, for
side boxes and cold winter hive to a result that seems very
promising. (20th 37 to 70 degrees bees very active, wind passed South, weather last
week though so cool, dry, corn has not [illegible]. (21st) 56 to 70 degrees Southwest. Bees active
honey only in moderate supply. 2 PM began to rain. 9 PM wind
changed to northwest a slanting rain. (22nd) 46 to 62 degrees bees active northwest. 
Made neuclei, first of the season. Stocks now average stronger than
a year ago. (23rd) 38 to 70 degrees northwest to West. Wonderful weather coming so
near to frost and yet none to damage. If thermometer had been as low as for
many days, falling from 62 to 38 to 22 degrees. Black frost, Laus Deo
24th 42 to 72 degrees Southwest. Glorious day. Bees get just enough to keep
them up to their full height in breeding. Some years ago
after getting the Dzierzon bees and breeding exclusively
from them, I had many pure Queens, some that
after impregnation would never lay. Others piling Eggs in cells
others failing when not much over a year old and bees
superseding. After getting Queens from Italy and other
sources and preventing close breeding, I have worked out
of [illegible] from Queens, had none last year. Those stupid
Queens were like idiotic or weak minded children from
marriages of too near blood relations, made many nuclei
getting in large hives to be built up into full
stocks. When season propitious prefer to let nuclei
out on the 3rd day at a time when they will rush
out almost in mass. If have Queen cells, etc. are more sure
to return more bees than when let out at night or [illegible]



