With larvae doctor Hills, took some of his bees away with their comb having 7 queen 
cells started, and put the Colerain larva in their place. brought the 7 queen 
cells with some bees home, gave them their Liberty, many went to 
parents talk and were killed, added more bees from parent stock to the nucleus
And shut them up. Took out the other com with Colerain larvae and about half 
of the bees, the bees left with the two sealed queens left the comb and 
showed all the signs of queenlessness. Gave them back the comb with 
larvae, at once were calmed, took away the sealed queens and shall 
them up with [illegible] of the bees, shower late in the PM, and great change 
in the weather, which may affect them [illegible]. Moved a very large 
stock in box hive, so as to have [illegible] bees strengthen the stock in 
Very large box with Dayton queen, no fighting, the weather being damp 
and warm the greatest day of the season for honey. 28th 44 to 64 degrees at 
12: 00 PM last night 44 degrees. Most beautiful day, went into the country 7 miles 
to preach a funeral sermon, [illegible] tree was in blossom last week, but I did 
not have it to examine 29th 46 to 72 degrees one of the Colerain queen cells destroyed. The 
Colerain nucleuses raising 2 queens. Hoped for more. The nucleus 
from my best Italian here suspended all their queen cells perhaps one left 
gave them two of the Coleraine sealed queens but fear they are dead. 30th 46 to 62 degrees 
Rain last night, cool and pleasant this AM, yesterday saw bees on the 
Buckeye in the bottom, very plenty there, just coming into blossom. 
Bought a monster stock in a monster hollow log home, gave for it $5 and
Agree to put it in full hive into a stock of his next season an Italian queen, 
and to go when he comes for me and make his bees swarm. It swarmed year
before last. Drone laying stock have a Coleraine queen [illegible] at 
doctor Hills only [illegible] one Colerain queen. Another the one next only two close 
together. Bees work pretty well, but it is rather too cool for the secretion of 
honey. Apple blossoms over, dandelions abundant. Sealed Coleraine queen given 
two drone laying stock was having the cocoon cut, examined it, queen dead and 
shredded, very beautiful color. Looked at the other two, dead, not near so 
far advanced, no color but white. I now see why the bees wind left with these 
sealed queens acted as if queenless, they can tell when queen's dead. The 
drone layer is raising two or more queens from the eggs of the Dayton queen. 
May 1st 40 to 52 degrees rain flurries yesterday PM and evening white Frost this 
am in the low places. The drone brood found in a second Italian stock on the 
22nd all gone and cells filled with honey cool nights yesterday two of the 




