 (4) had its old queen removed, helped from another stock. 28 today took
it's queen away, was fertile. not strong. 29 gave sealed Italian queen. 30th t 12 3/4
am, removed sealed queen and gave them a just hatched Italian queen. 31 put back 
in glass hive so Italian queen. immense swarm from a two story hive of � blood
Italians, upper story nearly full. [illegible] had a similar swarm each 
as large as i ever saw. heard of a [illegible] whose hive had no brood
but solid honey, forced swarm some had brood, hives which have not
swarmed and which have not much [illegible] will die of willfulness. 25th 
54 degrees good honey day, several nuclei swarmed out. [illegible] swarms with
4 guides and full set, [illegible], many comb in the
guides crossed, should very much prefer to use pieces of comb for 
guides. this makes all sure. 26th professor loring swarm had guides
yesterday and today swarmed out, [illegible] hive swarmed yesterday 
and again today. several nuclei swarmed out, good day for honey. 
a young queen offered to a nucleus with sealed queen [illegible] 
 (5) had it young queen taken today, has been helpful [illegible] stocks that
strong. 29 gave sealed Italian queen. 30th took away sealed queen and gave them hatched 
queen from #1. this queen extra large and splendidly colored. June 12th. queen
gone and brood comb from glass hive given. whether they would have 
received her. 27th 62 degrees. [illegible] good for honey. careful examination of a 
new swarm with [illegible] convince me that it may very properly be called
a comb regulator as well as a winter passage. thus far [illegible] 
bees begin their comb each side of the [illegible]
6 made may 31 at [illegible] will empty comb and [illegible] bees gave
them a queen reared from my #2 [illegible] Italian queen. small. in a few instances
a comb is worked on the [illegible] below the [illegible] and the [illegible] seems to be as a [illegible]
of the hive and when they begin then the comb they aim to make them meet in the
center. my frames winter passage prevented the bees from [illegible] their comb centrally
and they aimed to start [illegible] short beyond them, it being their nature to
make their comb extend from one side to another. 28th very warm and close 
7 made June 5th frame hive with half [illegible] Italian queen impregnated by
common drone. fair. heat, bees work well, a large swarm from an old
stock to which a young queen was given over three weeks ago, no queen cells left behind. 
not a desertion, a good number left behind. a number of very beautiful 
49 queens hatched. visit from Mr. otis paid me up. found a number of these
upon alighting board gorged with feces, could not fly, think they were young bees hurt by 
[illegible] of bee moth. 



