Bees in hive removed with forced swarm do remain very well. Found 
8 Queens started in M Brainards hive they have filled com given to them 
But have built no new com. 3 colonies piping. 14th had three swarms 
two from pipers. 15th forced swarms, when I do not see Queen she is 
almost always left behind. 16th so a colony which threw an enormous
swarm from a hive holding more than a bushel and a half, drove it afterwards 
it contained a prodigious number of bees, brood, and was one of 
the heaviest hives I ever saw. Large hives. A hive through a third swarm. 
In one piping is over, in the other continuous, found before the latter a dead 
Queen. Found near night outside of one of my [illegible] a young 
Queen unattended, used her for another hive. Weather has been very hot and 
dry, beautiful rain this PM and evening. 17th a large swarm lit up on an
old dead tree around which a honeysuckle and [illegible] flower were growing
the [illegible] place I ever saw, got them most into the hive several times, 
all of no avail, at last place box over the tree and threw pails 
full of water upon them so as to drive them up, did not seem [illegible] 
until Saturday evening, more than 24 hours after they swarmed. [illegible] 
a good second swarm, caught Queen running over the cluster, 
shut her up in a paper cone, when the bees became uneasy gave 
her to them, many afterwards bit inquiringly on the fingers that held 
her, put paper cone before them, a number entered it, walked away 
[illegible] the most [illegible] set it down, and some half going in 
and out for several hours this demonstrates that the Queen has a peculiar 
scent or smell which attracts the bees. 20th Drove 2 colonies, one had 
been driven two weeks ago and colonies set on a new spot, as I had 
retained the larger portion of its bees it was still strong, found six sealed 
Queens nearly mature. 21st failed to get Queen of 1, have driven it 
6 times and failed to get Queen. 21st forced another successfully. Helped 
feeble stocks. 22nd forced a powerful colony which had not swarmed, bees [illegible] 
out much, shut them up, too [illegible], comb given to them melted down, 
many bees killed, bodies distended with a yellow mass of filth, same 
as last year. 23 forced again the hive so often forced, but a few bees 
left saw Queen at bottom would not come up, had to cut out the comb 
to get her. Forced one some young Queens in nuclei hatched today. 



