from common hive a month ago, shook out bees with Queen, shut 
Up the old hive, allowed new one to be on familiar spot. Drove a 
swarm from common hive, placed it with Queen in a new hive 
put them in a new place, old stock in old place, each had 
their Liberty. Drove another, did not see Queen, put them with 
some empty com in their hive in place of the old stock, moved 
this and gave the bees their Liberty, too late to fly. Artificial swarm made early 
in the AM has worked with prodigious power, heard of two 
swarms leaving one yesterday, one today. June 7th found Queen 
in hive which was driven. Drove another before breakfast with 
apparent success, drove another at noon caught Queen clipped her 
wings, drove another at 7: 00 PM too late. Found a number of Queen cells 
one sealed, cut out from, gave three to three old stocks from 
which Queens were forced. Found swarm excessively uneasy if not 
near dark would have left the hive, gave them the sealed Queen, they 
were [illegible] but only for a short time. Queen must have been 
left in old hive, forced swarms which were put on the old stand 
work with great vigor. June 8th forced swarm of yesterday before 
breakfast without a Queen and raising young ones from brood comb
Given to them. Forced swarms all work with great vigor, 
natural swarm came of 11 1/2 am clipped wings of Queen. 
Transferred a colony from a hive that swarmed, found two sealed 
Queens, a number unsealed, and one which only contained an 
egg, transferred the comb brood, etc. With the bees. June 9th 
drover colony, went into hive beautifully, in less than half an 
our became uneasy, had no Queen, return them. Heard piping 
in four hives. Clover abundant, bees get more honey from it, but nights 
too cool and not yet the usual sweetness. 11th natural swarm first 
but small, clipped wings of Queen, they worked well but next 
day joined new swarm near. 12th hive with piping swarmed out. 
It's still piped. Old hive whose swarm returned a week ago 
is now piping. Bees work exceedingly on Clover. 13th 
Drove two swarms caught Queen of 1, clipped wings. 



