April 3rd 1871. Journal has been [illegible]
[illegible] Last spring was early and 
Very dry. Fruit trees had very little honey. July hot nearly win the
Apple trees blossomed, few blossoms little honey, [illegible] Locust very 
[illegible] hot and dry. Hot very little honey except [illegible] 
[illegible] after a little shower they got more then all the time before or
After. One day when no clouds visible, but shower about 12 miles off the worker 
[illegible] to prevent feeding. The white Clover blossoms
Unusually early and bees worked well upon it [illegible] 
Some stocks filled surplus hives and all [illegible] 
[illegible] quality. No fall feed. Bees had no
[illegible] red Clover to work on. No rain 2 [illegible] 
Eligible from time to time made [illegible] 
[illegible] and driest season ever known. Same in middle States and New England. 
[illegible] without rain, much trouble to get water for stock 
[illegible] About Christmas. [illegible] as bees as 12 below 0 
For three or four days strong wind, did not [illegible] 
[illegible] Peachtree very generally. [illegible] ice was [illegible]
[illegible] the rest of the winter moderate, but few time [illegible]
[illegible] which was [illegible] March expect the best [illegible]
[illegible] be steadwell, got pollen early increased splendidly [illegible] 
[illegible] sealed drones by 20th of March. [illegible] very promising [illegible]
[illegible] for 12 days before first cold, raw, very little 
[illegible] today 5th bees greedy [illegible] 
Are unusually [illegible] as number of Queens already 



