 (9th) 48 degrees (10th) 74 degrees (11th) 48 to 74 degrees. Beautiful September
weather. Bees get a little from buckwheat. Stocks losing weight
rapidly. Fall September forage the great want here, to keep
bees breeding rapidly and filling up with honey. Small
queen out very often, [illegible] on today, killed, unimpregnated. 
Drones still numerous in many hives. (12th) 56 to 78 degrees. (13th) 60 to 80 degrees. 
 (14th) 64 to 80 degrees (15th) 74 degrees. A nice rain last night, next to
none ran in pond. Bees working well on buckwheat. (16th)
Quite warm (17th) do (18th) 86 degrees (19th) 82 degrees (20th) 88 degrees (21st) very close. 
Nice little shower at noon. Fall summer temperatures day and night
for the last week. (22nd) hot (23rd) 84 degrees (24th) 86 degrees (25th) 70 degrees rain
began about 8 AM lasted till 4 PM. As much as had fallen for
the last six weeks. A little ran into the dam. None in mcfarlands
gutter. (26th) 54 to 64 degrees (27th) 42 degrees. A little frost. (28th) 36 degrees Heavy
white frost. Cucumber and squash [illegible], corn, tomatoes unhurt. (29th) 38 to 64 degrees. 
Frost. Perfectly clear and calm, two Queens impregnated. Saw bees
remove sting from one, as I held comb, took wing, examined in
about an hour, saw another much longer sting, these are facts. 
 (30th) 38 to 68 degrees October 1st 42 to 72 degrees beautiful day, change threatened. 
 (2nd) 60 degrees very good rain. (3rd) 38 to 60 degrees white Frost (4th) 50 degrees
gusty, raw day. (5th) 56 degrees cloudy (6th) 36 degrees heavy white Frost
 (7th) 70 degrees splendid day (8th) 74 degrees glorious day (9th) 60 to 50 degrees rain
 (10th) 42 to 60 degrees fair (11th) 42 to 60 degrees (13th) 32 to 60 degrees black frost, tomato,
Sweet potatoes vines, etc. killed (14th) 42 degrees (15th) 42 degrees the last drones have been expelled. 



