Plans etc. In my book I propose to labor those points most which 
are the most important, and which have been the most 
unsatisfactorily treated of by other writers. 
Mr cross has not fed his bees, they will not compare for [illegible] with mine. 
I have now 16 stocks of bees, and none very weak, most quite strong. 
10th 58 to 72 degrees cloudy, put young queen from my Italian stock to drone laying with 
date and comb, gave her in queen cage with some of her bees. Examined 
Italian stock, has increased very much since last examined, some frames all 
sealed brood. Early in season they keep brood in center of comb, but now they
Fill a com up, and then when comb which are accepted are all full. 
Came off clean after mizzling rain, very strong wind, and yet bees get made 
honey. [illegible] 52 to 58 degrees one cell opened in large glass, do not think a queen 
hatched, one yet closed. Put my best Italian into a hive with a movable bottom board 
and [illegible] their comb many drones hatched, put in an empty 
frame with a [illegible] 10 used to hang it. Colerain workers 
are hatching, better colored than any I have yet seen. But queen not so 
good looking as some I have had. Rained considerable, cleared up at 4: 00 PM. 
Italians very much more busy than common bees. Moved out the balance of my 
stocks in common hive to Mr crosses. Old gum not working when I was there 
Hive with [illegible] Italian queen [illegible] quite busy 
dandelions very abundant, still, fear that Frost has very much injured the Locust blossoms. 
12th 52 to 56 degrees wind southeast steady rain all day, soaking not washing. 
13th rain during the night 55 to 74 degrees wind Southwest. Damp, partially cloudy 
bees working powerfully, I think it mainly on Buckeye. I noticed on the 
uplands many blossoms not yet [illegible]. Dandelion still very abundant, 
but B is not working so much on it. Coleraine Italian workers not better colored 
then the best of mine. [illegible] 2 Italian stocks, one of them had started 
several queen cells, away from brood and nothing in them. Gave to hive with 
Dayton com a frame from best Italian sell sealed drones. Best Italian had 
started comb in frame with [illegible], gave them another empty 
frame with [illegible] only 5/8 inches wide 14th 48 to 64 degrees [illegible] in AM 
beautifully clear northwest PM these work well but do not get anything like as 



