in a piece of comb on a frame, set in place of moved stock, worked 
Most admirably, found my yesterdays nuclei failed, hives were too 
hot. Tried to form two with brood com and bees from the natural 
swarm, both failed. Think that the comb ought to contain worms a day or
so old. Tried to pacify a [illegible] which came back after the swarm abandoned a 
[illegible] with the comb from which I tried to form the nucleus [illegible] the natural 
swarm, they would not accept it, they did accept a sealed Queen. Found 
the bees in moved stocks to fly and work well same day they were removed 
bees are most rapidly filling up the hives with honey. Window hives
like their own and [illegible] the new one stand near where moved stocks stood 
find but little difficulty in making artificial swarm. Found a large quantity of 
Royal Jelly at bottom of cell containing and unhatched Queen. Looked like 
quince Jelly, tasted like jujube paste a little found a hatched Queen 
she [illegible] out last night, one near her was killed in its cell, which was opened 
on the side. Queen cells differ very much in size, found some drones in cells 
of workers, [illegible] here and there, have in several instances found the same 
capped like drones, though in worker cells. 18th showery, found out that 
the middle piece of my frame makes comb irregular bees like to build comb 
from front to rear in one piece, heard call of artificial swarm [illegible] somewhat like 
tree toad at first. 19th very hot. [illegible] hive lost Queen, rushed about like 
[illegible] on comb, came out like swarming, were filled with honey, made 
at first singing noise. Formed two nuclei which seem to be doing well 
one from bees taken from a natural swarm, another by moving a comb with brood, bees 
and all tried three others which failed, bees from natural swarm had not 
all gone in, their nuclei heard them on wing joined them this 
must be done early in AM or towards evening before when bees [illegible]
not take wing. caught two imprisoned Queens, bees seem to imprison
young Queens prevent them from going out. Find that to form a swarm by 
Moving there should be bees adhering to comb. Shower in the evening. 20th 
quite hot, bees working well on Clover. 21st one of [illegible] with a 
young Queen has swarmed out several times and then returned. 
22nd found most of the caught up swarms with sealed Queens have 
succeeded. Hives which have been often moved, seem unwilling to 
[illegible] the hive, they seek for their own hive and most of them 
find it again. Noticed again bees ability to prevent young Queens 
from leaving the hive by [illegible] them. Found 12 sealed Queens on 
one com. Found a Queen hatched which was light like any other 



