very heavy shower near sunset, washed garden and [illegible]. 29th cloudy in am, pm bees
worked very well. 30th very hot, bees work well, slight shower towards pm. a swarm
with t guides had very much [illegible] comb, u [illegible] much honey, killed and
drowned many bees, will not do too [illegible] to the guide frames, ought to be some
guide comb in the frames. if one [illegible] answers so well might not this make still [illegible]
be [illegible]. 
tulip tree. this is one of the most remarkable trees in the world for the production
of honey. during the time that it is in blossom bees will
[illegible] two any other flavors, except for be bread. the honey is dark in color
but of good flavor. a good swarm coming out when this tree is in blossom, will in
suitable weather almost filled their hive in 10 days or a fortnight. it's blossoms are 
[illegible] or even three. effort the same as to divide the
[illegible] in 2 three a or four small ones. [illegible] 2 that it does not
give a central winter passage, three so may as to be in the way, shall try a swarm
with two, keeping them rather centrally thus. if i can secure combs so
street as to dispense with guide frames a very good [illegible]. if some
8 made June 6th from one bought of Mr. cross, large, trimming of bulging sides 
is needed, this easily done, more than [illegible] and risk with [illegible]. 1 they are
not certain, second, they discharge, 3 they cause duration, 4th [illegible]
may not too [illegible] and one central guide or at most two do the [illegible]
in a number of hives only four boxes [illegible] and bees allowed to come up the other 
holes, most of them refuse [illegible], some [illegible] are the [illegible] of boxes, others in the
main [illegible]. must be [illegible] below. a fertile queen given without any bees in cage found
dead, thought to have had bees, and been fed. July 1st am cool and cloudy. a 
nine made July 7th from one bought of professor kerry, good. swarm caught in a tree in the 
woods has clustered twice before and which had old queen removed at last during
and [illegible] next day given, left for woods, about half of the bees in the comb had been
left behind, guides in the hive. removed guides from one hive comb very much
cropped, from four others, very good. saw other bees unable to fly before 
hives gorged with feces, pm, [illegible] for honey. a new swarm queenless, very 
much honey, brood all sealed, not much, [illegible] queen cells, queen must have failed
10 made June 7th from one bought of professor kerry good gradually. many of the
old Cleveland queens die. give my young queens. a swarm with no guides
has very good comb. think that the [illegible] and moderate trimming will
perhaps give [illegible] perfect comb. 2nd clear, hot, bees did not work so well
in am. a fine swarm. so at about 3: 00 pm, 4 queens with signs of impregnation. 
two at least were only a few hours over four days old, day very bright, warm and calm period
saw bees trying to remove part of [illegible]. saw more feces gorged bees 
unable to fly. bees that have filled second story usually too weak in boxes above. 



