I am afraid that my guide frames will not answer, [illegible] bees do 
without them for two days, then give. 30th magnificent chain lightning 
last night, some rain, quite cool this am. Gave to half of yesterday's 
Swarm an impregnated Italian queen, as they seemed to have none. Later found a not of 
bees around a queen on the [illegible], found her to be the [illegible] Italian queen given 
yesterday. She was not hurt, saved her, have been too [illegible] to think that 
The queen was gone, found an Italian queen hatched last night. The other half 
swarmed out or half of it. Found an Italian queen with it. Sound 
with the other part a queen, looked like Italian, cannot [illegible] 
this. Have lost no Italian queens. So another just hatching. 
I am afraid that some of the drones I brought home are not Italian 
drones, shall examine again tomorrow. Must carry off my 
new queens with Italian drones, and try to get them [illegible] 
if I can get only one, all will go well. In the AM weather 
cool and very windy, no honey getting, some in PM, so uh pizap on the 
31st cold, raw day, some rain, bees do nothing. Found two 
Italian queens hatched last night, one in a small cell bottom of frame would
not admit of its being made larger was undersize. Saw an Italian 
drone [illegible] a bee, must be careful not to get this breed among my bees. 
Found many of the drones common not Italian, the eggs in the cells 
given to Italian queen could not have been dead. Saw some Italian drones, very 
beautiful, belissima. Brought home a powerful stock in a very 
large hive, all that I see have lead me to trust in very large 
hives, am much encouraged in this location as a good one for bees. 
June 1st another beautiful queen has hatched. Italian drones 
from queen number one appeared mixed, [illegible] 4 queens from #2 
and three, to a place remote from from other bees, took only the drones from 
#2, as I distrusted those from number one. After I started had a letter
from [illegible] stating that queen number one was killed, and that she 
was not pure. The other two selected by [illegible] are pure. I hope 
to get some purely impregnated queens. Shall use all the others as 
though they are common queens, shall not rely on their drones at all. 
What [illegible] to get this thing right. Purchased for $6 two stocks one very 
strong, the other only a handful of peas with queen, am to give a stock 
that will winter in [illegible] to the $6. These bees were too near the 
place where I have [illegible] my Italians, and must be moved. The 
drones from queen number one were black, a little colored and some full colored. 



