19th last week much rain, there is still white Clover, but no sweetness
in it. Some swarms are in want of honey, bees must now be fed to make comb 
and gain any strength, are much disposed to Rob. Nuclei formed from comb with 
eggs and hatching bees are rearing Queens. Have reason to fear that I have [illegible] 
the multiplication of colonies too far without resorting to feeding. Saw eggs in a hive
From which I had taken their Queen, looks as though a fertile worker laid them 
opening a hive found 2 Queens clinched in combat a worker was mixed up 
with them. separated them both Queens appeared unhurt, think that a young Queen 
mistook her hive. Have found worms in a number of the hives, can easily [illegible] them
out, how had so very many weak hives, that I could expect nothing else. Am now 
satisfied that the nucleus plan will work, and that the whole system of management with 
the frames will answer, and am more than ever convinced that rapid multiplication is 
not to be aimed at unless under peculiar circumstances. 20th found some colonies 
virtually on the verge of starvation. Find my plan of feeding in the bottom of the hives 
seems to answer thus far well. Took drove a powerful old box hive, the hive 
was an exceedingly large 1, had a power of brood, and honey. The old Queen with a 
large part of the colony had been driven out sometime before. Evidence of the amazing 
fertility of a Queen when she has a chance of doing what she can. Must not 
feed out of doors unless I want to feed my neighbors bees. Can see that it 
will take a great amount of honey to put my bees into the right condition. 
comb building and rearing of young bees the objects to be accomplished by feeding 
at present. If bees are plenty and I can have buckwheat they will [illegible] get their 
supplies. May find it best to move them to such supplies if they are not near. 
Find that the old comb can be put with exceeding ease into my frames, and 
with but little loss of brood. 27th have found a number of the 
late formed nuclei queenless. Have [illegible] multiplication of colonies 
altogether too far. Have not found worms much except in the combs 
and generally in the small queenless stocks. Found in one comb a large
Number of young bees unable to leave their cells because of the web of the worm 
the [illegible] Queen had been destroyed by the worms, the bees did not appear 
injured but tangled up. A large colony which had not been disturbed 
for some time was found queenless and had seven unsealed Queens, this 
shows that Queens may die and yet eggs be left. Do they not generally 
die very suddenly. Bees get bee bread from the Indian corn tassel. 



