May 30th bees working on the Tulip, had a fine swarm at 9: 00 AM. 
it is the new swarms that work most powerfully, and the old stocks work 
better after swarming. 31st had another good swarm at 1 � pm, weather 
fair but rather cool. Saw a Queen entering among the very first into 
a new hive. My old stocks moved work uncommonly well. If others 
who moved do as well the system of [illegible] will work most admirably. saw 
a Queen on the old box from which bays were shaken when nearly all the 
swarm had entered the new hive. June 1st caught Queen when putting 
swarm into hive, kept her until nearly all in, they had not missed 
her. Caught a Queen leaving the hive with a swarm a large 
part of the hive had left before she left, the bees refused to light 
put her on a twig of a small Evergreen a very few bees saw 
her did not surround her but flew right off in a few moments the 
swarm came to the spot and clustered around her, her wings had 
Been clipped and the swarm put in the AM too much light and heat. 
June 2nd very warm bees working most powerfully over the Tulip [illegible] 
for swarms just put into hives in my apiary left, too much light 
and heat, hives ought to be dark and well ventilated, kept dark until 
the bees have begun to work well. In hives which [illegible] the beast to work 
contrary to their instincts too much care cannot be taken to prevent them from 
leaving the hive. June 3rd [illegible] very full swarmed out yesterday and again 
today, each time returning. Found Queen cells started in one Observatory 
which swarmed out and lost its Queen. Windy and very hot, one hive 
swarmed, lit on an old Thistle stock on the ground caught Queen 
and clipped her wings. Made a swarm by moving. Tremendous Thunder
storm, powerful wind rain and hail. June 4th quite rainy 
had two swarms brought died for want of sufficient air. Hard 
teacher this same experience. So bees uneasy in one [illegible] without 
Queen, gave themselves containing eggs in tumblers alright now. 
5th saved Queen of 1 smothered hive with sufficient for a nucleus, 
found many of the bees alive but with bodies distended with the 
same filthy substance as when they have dysentery in spring from damp 
foul hives, [illegible] showing cause of the disease. Weather dull 
6th fair, bees working prodigiously, but little but by a rainy day, comb made 
and the more honey gathered the next day. 



