see n i. 19th. 54 to 72 degrees. am very cold, raw, cloudy not a bee moving. late
in pm, sun came out bees active. so another royal cell closed up
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after queen had hatched. notice not only that queenless hives build drone comb but that it is of a
very course kind, very thick, much wax being used, they are ideally reluctant to build at all. whew that
remain of my queens are having with black drones. queen of a nucleus that [illegible] yesterday and the day
may 28th 1861 before was laying freely today. 20th 42 degrees. beautiful day for honey. 
sticks, condition of. a hive which swarms which had lost its young queen building drone 
comb and of a very thick coarse pattern, a waste of wax. gave a nucleus with unfertile young queen
7 has an Italian queen of last year impregnated by common drone. i think
very good, many bees and much brood has been taken from it. 29 lifted com
into upper hive, put two empty frames below. June 18th swarmed, queen did not get
out returned. 20th swarmed, cut out queen cells, gave extra large queen cell from glass
hive. July 1st. found queen with imperfect wings, replaced with young infertile queen. 
a comb with two sealed cells, [illegible] before i removed the queen as though they would 
swarm. when honey is so plenty find it a good plan to have a special place to
set comb which i wish to be [illegible] by bees, as bees soon learn it and are quickly
[illegible]. a hive which leaned had its comb [illegible] of a [illegible]. am of opinion
that the winter passage will have a [illegible] 2 [illegible] comb go straight. it presents
2 has an Italian queen of last year from #1 [illegible] queen, bees uniform but not 
so light as number one to two was impregnated by black drone, brood has been taken to help
others. 29 same as number one the bees from [illegible] the comb or the center of frame, makes
new start in more places, and yet does not at all act as the old winter passage. 
i am increasingly pleased with the suspended [illegible]. find 2 many queens have
ben with common drones. 21st 50 degrees. beautiful day, great for honey. professor luring 
found and gave to me a very large swarm just alighting in college library. has some
Italian blood in it. a new swarm [illegible] with guides, has not worked well for a 
few days, queen could not fly, caught on top of hive. have [illegible] thoroughly examined the 
[illegible] and have all now in good condition. the honey container shall [illegible]
 (3) Italian queen of last year from flushing number two or three, was impregnated by common drone 
bees some black, some a little yellow. many good, not near so finely colored as
some 1/4 bloods, nor average so well colored, has had brood taken from
them, a good yield. i make no more new swarms. (22) rain in am,
pm, a wonderful one for honey. (23) rain very heavy at 2 pm and torrents
later in pm, coming off quite cool. a nucleus which swarmed out yesterday
and had no empty cells, those being given, queen was laying eggs, there is 
not suitable comb for queen she is liable to desert. maple from box honey 
at [illegible] some very large second swarms, his first ones have nearly filled
their hives. 24th am, very cool and cloudy, pm, good for bees. had an




