Journal four 1867 [illegible] 
[illegible] without any [illegible] 
[illegible] and holding bees, honey and bee bread, and [illegible] 
[illegible] into stocks or later in the season endur them [illegible]
Danger in shutting them up, leave off honey board, have very much air. 27th 57 degrees 
About one inch of rain only has fallen this month, [illegible] green very good 
28th 42 to 68 degrees 29th 50 to 70 degrees 30th 50 to 70 degrees Beautiful days, bees working [illegible]
Strong on dandelion and Buckeye. Buckeye not hurt at all bye [illegible] 
[illegible] May 1st 50 to 68 degrees pretty good day for bees, made many 
Nuclei, much attempt at [illegible], nearly all [illegible]
Making nuclei on the large frames the thing early in [illegible] 
So easy without any eligible to give me board [illegible]
[illegible] I now make their nuclei strong, and [illegible] 
[illegible] the nuclei made on this plan as successful. 2nd [illegible] 
Showers at intervals. Some leaves and buds of Tulip tree [illegible] 
By Frost, on low frosty spots most have been cut seriously, cool and wet
Weather [illegible] 3rd 52 degrees light shower last 
Night, very foggy at Daybreak. Went to Cincinnati. Heavy rain there, very little 
At Oxford. 4th some rain in Oxford, very little. In April but little [illegible] 1/2 
The average rain fell in Oxford. [illegible] weather turned cold. 
5th 46 degrees cloudy all day, very raw. At sunset wind went 
Down. 6th 39 to 50 degrees cloudy, very raw. 7th 36 to 66 degrees nothing but the 
Wind keeping gently up saved us from another killing Frost, clear about 
10: 00 PM, well Frost at sunrise, bees gathered considerable, mainly from 
Buckeye, the Flowers of which [illegible] in long succession. 8th 48 degrees 
[illegible] very cold clear [illegible] 9th 38 to 60 degrees [illegible] wind during night [illegible] 
[illegible] 10th 42 to 64 degrees These have to be fed. Some stocks killing off 
Drones. 11th 42 to 68 degrees Queens impregnated today. 12 41 to 74 degrees [illegible] 
[illegible] Locust [illegible] 
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 (13th) 45 to 74 degrees (14th) 42 to 74 degrees [illegible] 



