Some Italian queens to answer as drone layers, and thus have no common drones. 
May also try silken thread experiment in about 2 weeks. [illegible] 
this PM, a queen to exchange at Dayton for An full blood 
Italian. Had a long hunt for her, these were very much disturbed 
running as they often do when she leaves the comb. At last saw a 
net of bees confining her on comb. Took it off with queen and put 
in box, bees still adhering, gave other bees, queen at last 
released, but yesterday [illegible] and often seized. Same 
appearance as the one noticed in my brothers apiary in Mexico. 
13th 42 degrees at 7: 00 AM. Went to Dayton, cloudy and cool towards night. Some 
snow. Mr [illegible] says bees wintered in a fruit room [illegible] fall of bees. 
14th some snow last night. Snowflakes today, little wind but very 
raw. 36 degrees at 4: 00 PM. Mr [illegible] gave me an Italian queen for one 
of mine common he raised her from one of Mr [illegible] had none 
but Italian drones, he thinks. I find only her leg hind one has no 
clause, so very few Italians in her hive. looked at some 
that I bought, not near so well colored as those in my hives. 
I am afraid that they are mixed. Introduced her with Cary queen cage 
Bees at once clustered up on it. Shall count her as impure. In one 
of my colonies the strongest the bees appear to be all well colored. 
It is possible that this queen was impregnated by an Italian drone. 
15th it growing very cool, bees did not cluster towards night 
much about queen cage, brought hive into house. Set out in AM 
when thermometer was 40 degrees, at 5 1/2 AM 20 degrees, bees clustered much 
at 12 � about 24 hours from her introduction removed Cork, she 
soon went out, bees much excited. In half an hour examined queen 
cage, sponge all clean of honey, saw some bees clustered around 
two workers, they had killed them, were they those with queen. Saw
queen, bees hemmed her in rather more closely than usual, but am
satisfied all right, and this is the way to introduce the queens. 
Bees out some but yet no pollen, the weather too cool. 16th 
39 degrees at 7: 00 AM, 54 degrees at 2: 00 PM, cloudy, bees out some. 
17th 30 to 34 degrees with a piercing wind. 18th 7: 00 AM 12 degrees 
2: 00 PM 20 degrees, 4: 00 PM 26 degrees, 10 PM 22 degrees. 19th 7: 00 AM 16 degrees 
12 noon 34 degrees. breathing in some hives almost stopped. Gave 
strongest Italian a drone comb in center. Italians appear to
me much more easily excited. 20th 7: 00 AM 30 degrees snow last night. 



