Others from old boxes [illegible] by myself. All stocks seem very heavy in 
honey, hardly any swarming of the 9 only one had queen cells. 
Brought home three of the found swarm, hived them, one left and joined the 
one near it, should have put them together, when I could get one queen. Chale 
double the 4 made Saturday and Sunday. Some Linden in full blossom. 
Others not yet in bloom. Early this am, one of the stocks [illegible] 
and put on stand of another was very uneasy, gave them a queen 
from small box half Italian from #1 their queen forced out may 
not have laid. I think from looking at her colony that she had not. 
Not much of a day for honey. I am afraid that the frame comb 
guides interfere with rapid building of [illegible], discourage them. 
Might not this form be better. Only three slots each upper 2 inches, lower 
one's only one inch wide bees could cluster better, but would swell out comb. 
21 weather still very dry. Bees do not seem to work much on Linden. 
[illegible] to college [illegible] and made more swarms for dr [illegible]
One swarm made two days ago, [illegible] some comb began, 
many bees from an apiary [illegible] hive had gone in, hived them. 
Saw strong stocks in another apiary, but one out of six had swarmed. 
Made another for Mr [illegible], 1 from 2, all stocks seem very 
heavy with honey. [illegible] home to stocks with a blind horse 
she shied off the road, upset, dark, bees got out, moved 
them off from horse, had help and got home [illegible], no damage 
done but to some eggs, [illegible]. In my chance 
a strong forced swarm [illegible] from doctor [illegible], and put in hive 
With framed comb swarmed out and went off. A very great swarm, 
had one small piece of comb, not in comb frame, but on comb guide,
and made at right angles to the frames. This would show that com guide 
frames cannot be relied on unless some comb put in. Am afraid 
that the plan will not answer, very dry, and windy. 22 very dry 
and windy. PM, bees work better on Linden. Found that another swarm 
forced and small left yesterday, had intended to united with another 
but had not time. Found in a hive from which I took a young queen a few 
days ago, a black young queen, not raised there, it was a small nucleus hive 
young from Italian queen of number one impregnated by common drone are hatching, colors 
are not so good, shall raise some queens from her, to see what their 
colors may be. comb of this young queen all worker and very full of brood
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