In hives without pollen no eggs or young worms. Can a substitute be found, it's 
importance increasingly obvious. 10th [illegible] 36 degrees ice in the country round. Begins 
to be warmer. Apricots in very warm and sheltered place is just beginning to blossom. 
11th a little warmer, rain, wind northeast. 12th rain wind northeast, very raw. 13 clear 
warmer. 12th no eggs in hive observed, no be bread, gave them eggs be bread. 13th today 
found eggs in cells. I consider it proved that pollen is absolutely necessary, 
also that no eggs laid in the cells without it. 14th much warmer, some rain, 
Bees most vigorously engaged in bringing in be bread and honey from the 
apricot. 11th powerful rain during preceding night, raining [illegible] cleared 
up northwest cooler no bees at work grass looks very promising 
16th clear and warmer bees abundantly gathering from the apricot 
17 warm AM, cloudy towards noon, cool at night, wind northeast 
18 very raw, powerful northeast wind, at night much rain 
19th wind still northeast, ferry [illegible] [illegible] 42 degrees very powerful wind 
20th wind still northeast, rainy, storming, [illegible] 40 bees can do nothing out 
21st much rain last night wind changed to northwest. [illegible] strong [illegible] 
28 rainy day [illegible] and evening, bees out at noon after water. 
Swarms in well protected hives with plenty of water, honey and bee bread do not 
lose much such weather they keep the comb more clear for young. 
22 wind northwest, still cloudy and windy, but warm [illegible] 44 degrees
Bees out much at noon. Took Queen from a full hive, gave 
her to hive with none, well received, the bees were doing nothing but 
in a few minutes were busily at work. hive without her began 
two complained, loud, sad humming. 23rd [illegible] 44 degrees wind northwest very 
windy cool, spits of rain, some hail, bees [illegible] out. Examined 
hive into which Queen was put, found that she had laid a very large number of eggs, 
idea of 1 or 200 a day nonsense. Find that the bees when they come out did 
change there [illegible] have been [illegible] 8: 00 PM [illegible] 42 degrees sun has shone 
but very little. This AM bees deprived of their Queen [illegible] to be quiet 
if they have the means of replacing loss this quiet of shut [illegible] 
24th [illegible] 38 degrees northwest, cold, angry clouds, softened toward evening, bees 
[illegible] stir out. 25th cloudy but warmer, PM, clear, pleasant, bees busily at 
work in the Willows, weeping and curled [illegible] then basket. 



