Qu (24) Two secure impregnation of Queen by selected drones, extracted from journal
Of May 17th, 1869. Let small room have wire cloth window 
Meshes too fine for drones. If workers could fly in and out at
Will, and drones never from the start allowed to fly out, would
They not gyrate around the room, knew of nothing better and 
In the room be ready to do their work. If thought best could
As on frames plan be allowed to fly out at intervals etc. 
[illegible] at intervals. Not too many for fear of them getting
Too thickly on the [illegible] and disturbing each other, select
Hatching drone brood from your best drones or [illegible] out the
Largest and most beautiful young drones not yet able to
Fly. You have now the construct of the drones to breed from
It might not be very difficult to get [illegible] which would allow
Workers to fly in and out and not Queens. Then the Queens
Might be [illegible] from leaving their nuclei in the apiary
Let's say new fine day old, almost a week best. Now
Leave part of their colony in a nucleus box set on stand
Of old one to catch up and retain returning bees give it what
It needs to help keep them quiet, and carry rest in small box
To small room, feed well and liberate Queen. If she
Does not take flight of her own accord set comb with
Her on outside of nucleus box. Let original nucleus with 
Drones have no uncaged Queens so that if your queen 
Enters it she will not be killed. If knotted on you 
Can by water easily save her. As soon as one fertilized
Hiving another, or hiving several at once, easy to secure them
Instead of small white washed room a test might be used. 
Experience must decide where best to put window, [illegible] etc. 
June 1st. Queen in cool bright weather early in spring late in fall
Often fail in getting impregnated. If this plan answers easy 




