11th weather fair in PM. Could not get my nuclei out of cellar until late in
PM, as I was about. Two of them rearing Italian queen seem [illegible]. 
Look too dark, must now make two very strong in bees, one from queen
number one, another from #3. These will give me queens to take home
and with drone brood taken also, alright. 12th found the two
rearing queens right, one cell was broken in opening hive, bees
destroyed the worm, four more transferred, Italian queen cell has
a dead queen, also two others. Strengthening my nuclei in
bees, too many leave for old home as we have not bees from
a distance, shall confine some of them for 36 hours, giving
water etc. Formed two more nuclei with Italian brood from
queen number two. Shall take my drones from queen #3, so as
to have no queen [illegible] buy drones from a common mother. 
Have still to get an original queen, as 10 more are expected
by the 14th or 15th. 13th sabbath day. [illegible] in the AM
14th quite warm. Steamer Fulton in, made quickest trip, no
bees from [illegible] no letter ever to Mr [illegible]. called suddenly to
Washington I number my nuclei and leave written directions here to pull
them out from cellar. Sent these at night to [illegible] 15th reached
Washington at 6: 00 AM. Consulted judge [illegible] on my patent, [illegible]
assures me that I have not carried away any renewal. never intended
to, but thought that unwittingly I had. 16th found my nuclei had
not been set out in their proper places, queen cells destroyed, and few
less of some of my Italian queens, but hope for the best. 17th almost
a Frost. Wind northeast. Bees fly some, open original queens hive,
Found very much sealed drones, removed some for a nuclei, with a 
sealed queen no other queen cells, saw queen, well colored but not so 
large as the others. Saw two of my first hatched Italian queens, 
one here not seen, formed to other nuclei with Italian brood. All now 
[illegible] well, in a few days many Italian drones will be on the wing. 
18th wind still northeast, has been easterly most of the month, cloudy, rain. 
Transferred powerful stock of [illegible] a few [illegible] from [illegible], very great 
quantity of drone brood, very many hatched drones. Took a young Italian queen 
from original hive queen number one. Had begun to lay, impregnated by a black 
drone, formed a nucleus for her. Made two nuclei with Italian brood from queens
two and three. Each of these queens has many hatching Italian workers. 19th beautiful 



