May 11th 1852 weather summer like, bees still upon the blossoms. Queenless hive constructing 
a Royal cell. Killed many [illegible] bees [illegible] a hive being robbed without being conscious of it 
have noticed same before. May 12th powerful rain last night, and this am, cloudy all 
day, bees doing nothing. Ran a divider into a hive at [illegible] have seen no drones 
on the wing. 13th warm, fair. 14th AM cloudy, PM splendid. 15th rain northeast. 
16th northeast, cool, cloudy am cloudy, PM beautiful. 17th a hive looked like 
swarming, afterwards went to work. Gust came up in PM. 18th clear, cool, 
made an artificial by [illegible] two to catch up, removed artificial 2/3 of a mile 
placed others on their spot. 19th found Royal cells in artificial swarm, [illegible]
Three capped over just like drones. I'm sure they were worker cells with 
eggs, cannot imagine the cause, noticed a few days ago that the bees were 
in a state of great agitation, after that the Royal cells seemed to be cut down, 
gave them other comb containing eggs, weather cool, rain in the evening,
bees doing but little. 20th wind northwest, raw, clouds, bees work but little. 
21st wind Southwest, clear, warmer, bees find but little to gather from. The caught up 
stock moved only half a mile workwell, do not think many went back. Saw today 
hive switch had no bottom board during the winter, they were well stocked with bees. 
22nd warm, pleasant. 23rd warm, showery. 24 found a sealed Royal cell in 
the one which had [illegible] cell with drone capping. Hive at [illegible] deprived of Queen 
10 days ago had [illegible] Royal cells, only one contained a worm that 
was sealed, took it and restored their Queen, many beautiful showers, fine 
prospects for a rich honey harvest. 25th very warm, found two more Royal cells 
inartificial swarm. 26th found it very difficult to get bees too enter hive put in their place 
which is of a different color hive should be all perfectly alike. 27th rainy very, 
swarm of yesterday brought to be hived, received 10 dollars for hive and right 
first fruits. 28th bees distrust hive, put back, Queen's wings clipped, think 
the smell of paint was the cause. Examined one of the Queens as I thought 
which had a drone capping. It was a we Queen, put several sealed Queens 
into my nursery. Bees work finely on raspberries. Beginning on tulip. Found worker 
eggs and drone eggs, of same age, mixed semen of drones in water, poured 
it into cells of drone eggs. Made two swarms, put comb with brood 
and set in place of old stock, expelled Queen and all the bees 
from the hive and put them in another on same spot, put empty comb 
in a hive on the spot of another stock, both worked very well. 



