April 3rd 1871. Plan for wintering spare Queens. Enclose them in a hollowed 
Cork, or pith of corncob, or any equivalent non conductor, leave good opening, for getting
Food, get bees accustomed to feed them before cold weather sets in, make them to
[illegible] before cold weather sets in to the comb [illegible]
To get around it, it is Queens hollow, 1, one [illegible] the parts of the [illegible] 
[illegible] with the Queen and allow bees to feed, [illegible], communicate etc. [illegible]
[illegible] the other kept in place by small rabbit [illegible] 
[illegible] from comb to comb, the thickness of there [illegible] 
Cage shall be just the thickness of the comb, [illegible] 
Would be kept farther apart than usual in winter to allow [illegible] 
Under 2 cluster. April 4th beautiful day. Bees still greedy for Rye flour 
Although getting more pollen and some honey. 5th 40 degrees to 70 degrees first [illegible] 
[illegible] 12 days. So are drones at least two days old. Sugar 
Maples in blossom, bees getting honey and pollen. All trees expected 
Beach with blossom will apples a project wealth a blossoms. Prepare to
Take nearly all my honey by the [illegible]. 6th 50 degrees beautiful [illegible] 
Night. Have had no heavy rains for more than a year. Do not think
That my [illegible] here discharged fully if at all, for that time. [illegible]
[illegible] budded peach bud mainly killed last [illegible]
On many of the unbudgeted [illegible] 
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Eligible left 3: 00 PM of the 6th [illegible] 
At Daybreak. At 6: 00 PM saw a [illegible] 
The [illegible] seminary was burnt to the ground [illegible] 
One of the trustees and he was [illegible] 
[illegible] bees getting honey [illegible]
[illegible] 70 degrees [illegible] bees began to work as soon as it was light [illegible]
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