Have had seasonable rains. 30th [illegible] that one of my hives was very inactive, 
no be bred, or scarcely any gathered when others actively gathering. Opened it and 
found many worms in it. They were [illegible] up between frames and bottom board, 
found it exceedingly easy to remove them. As soon as I perceive robbers about a hive 
from time to time I suspect that something is wrong with in. 31st have 
broken up several of my last formed nuclei. The season having been very bad. 
I have attempted to multiply too much. The feeble colonies are infested 
with worms, these lodge themselves very much in combs containing brood as they 
are able to conceal themselves there. The young are often so entangled in their webs
that they cannot extricate themselves from the cells. I have neglected feeding too late. 
The season at first was favorable, but taken as a whole has been very poor indeed. 
Several queenless hives rejected a fertile Queen offered to them. August 2 have had 
several starved small swarms visit my premises. Some of my small ones have 
abandoned their hives. Shall never again attempt to form nuclei late in 
this season. They ought to be formed early in June, and so strengthened as to be in 
good condition before the honey harvest is over. 11th plenty of white clover still
But no honey to be got. Too rapid multiplication entails too much labor in feeding 
strengthening, [illegible] etc. Am [illegible] opposed to it from its results thus far. 
If I had numerous powerful colonies to strengthen my weak ones from it would have 
answered better. Found a young Queen laying only drone eggs. The drone brood were laid in 
worker cells, covered over with a drone caps, dwarfed in size, shall have her [illegible] 
[illegible] of Queen proved that she was not impregnated. August 17th a very small 
swarm came to my premises. 18th one of my small swarms deserted its hive. The Queens 
wings being clipped she was lost and they returned to the hive. Shall Unite my small 
swarms and feed them up. Caught worms in a feeble swarm between the bottom board 
and the frames. 19th uniting the small swarm with another Queen was killed by 
them and they set out to rear another, started four or five. 25th drones are 
still to be found in the apiary in some hives in considerable numbers especially 
in very strong hives. Found a young Queen with the [illegible] again yesterday from her 
body, tried to pull it out but could not without exerting too much force. 
Buckwheat fields in full blossom, bees begin to gather from it. [illegible] still 
continues to blossom freely. September 2nd found a Queen had hatched in a hive 
which was rearing artificial Queens. Found several Royal cells almost destroyed 
the bees were gnawing at one to destroy it. September 3rd found some honey stored up now by
the strong stocks. 



