bees go much to the stores shall remove them. Have had only 
two natural swarms, have forced a large number [illegible] have 
succeeded, are a [illegible]. June 27th found a powerful one this 
am, alright. [illegible] preparations for swarming in not half of the hives 
formed an artificial swarm, 12 days ago, from one in my hive, they have nearly filled 
they are hive, shook them out on sheet, a week after took away all 
Queen cells but one, placed that in Tumbler, cold drove bees from it. 
Queen probably dead, must give them another, one placed in a 
glass box in another hive hatched, Tumbler should be kept warm. 
Hive swarmed on Saturday, entered a hive upon which swarm had been 
forced, cleared off yesterday Monday without lighting. In [illegible] 
swarming began first week in March. June 27th forced two
swarms, when done saw Queens. 28th forced two more, did 
not see Queen of old stock, saw Queen [illegible] from hive which had 
swarmed before. Very much more slender than fertile Queen. 
Returned swarm from old stock in movable comb hive, old stock not very 
strong, swarm was not large. Examined hive found a number of 
Queen cells, put one sealed one from which a Queen had hatched 
naturally. They must have lost their Queen from disease, and others 
reared, must examine to see whether eggs, could not see young Queen 
return to the swarm. Old Queens die very suddenly. 29th a nice 
shower yesterday. Bees work very well. Borage which came up 
[illegible] has been in blossom several days. Clover still very abundant. 
[illegible] bees like. Forced another swarm, put Queen 
with a small bit for experimental hive, added the other bees to a swarm 
of a week old, after sunset, first bees that attempted to enter 
Questioned, no quarreling however. Saw bees carrying in bee
bread into an old stock from which a forced swarm with young Queen 
not fertile driven, perhaps do not realize their loss. 30th found 
this AM added bees killed some still had honey in their sacks 
think nearly all killed. Drummed two more, one had swarmed 
17 days before, how to Queen very large from eggs, in one Queen attempted 
to enter any the first dozen bees, Queen does not stop but if she 
knows where to go pushes right ahead. A most splendid rain 
very cool, kept bees in their hive. Took out a number of sealed Queens 
with a dull knife, found then after a while all dead, were 
hurt, exceeding care necessary to remove them. See index no 2 



