opportunity to know certainly the quality of red Clover honey. Am much impressed with
the very great superiority of some stocks over others in honey gathering. The same ones that
showed it last year, do so this year. (18th) 67 to 86 degrees. Heavy fog for Oxford. 
Bees active. Very interesting. Examined a very large stock in a 13 frame hive. 
Has done extensive work in boxes. Queen nearly three in her 3rd year. Intended
to remove her if not already superseded. Very fertile for her age. On one comb few
from brood, almost every cell solid sealed honey, found on one edge a Royal cell
with small worm covered with Jelly. comb not visited by Queen, to keep
it safe or spare her feelings. (19th) 70 to 86 degrees (20th) 72 to 90 degrees (21st) 80 to 92 degrees (22nd) 76 to 92 degrees
 (23rd) 70 to 92 degrees. Last night and night before showers with Thunder but none in Oxford. 
Very hot one day bees doing nothing now on red Clover, short all gone to seed
or dried up, gathering now from Ironweed. (24th) 72 to 94 degrees bees work well with
iron weed. red Clover entirely dried up. (25th) 73 to 95 degrees deaths from sun
stroke from all parts of the country. (26th) 72 to 86 degrees at 3 PM yesterday slight
showers. North and South very heavy showers. (27th) 66 to 90 degrees very drying day, too dry
even for bees to get much from ironweed. (28th) 70 degrees. Have been in the habit
of putting sealed Queen cells in corners of combs in nuclei and in almost any
position. Am suspicious that bees finding them in unusual places and positions
are more apt to gut them. On the 26th set ten in proper position in
center of comb as (a). Not one thus far has been gutted. Of course this
a better place For bees to cluster on, if weather [illegible] cool, desirable
to have it among brood. (27th) hot dry (28th) very heavy showers all around. 
Some [illegible]. (29th) Cooler. Rained moderately in the night. (30th) 56 degrees. 
 (31st) 50 degrees. September 1st 50 degrees. (2nd) 48 to 72 degrees very clear and still. Bees got
some pollen, next to no honey. (3rd) 44 degrees frost in low places [illegible]
destructive in some localities. (4th) 46 degrees (5th) 68 to 84 degrees very dry, hot. 
 (6th) 68 to 82 degrees (7th) 68 degrees some rain last night. Queens in
nuclei very slow in getting impregnated, and then in laying. (8th) 56 degrees. 
Quite cool northeast wind, very little rain has fallen here. 



