[illegible] McCord has a box of [illegible] the size of mine for flight
Of queen and two peep holes covered with fine wire, so that
he can easily see all that takes place we ought at least to
find the [illegible] drone yesterday 29th he made his nucleus the 
same way as I did, only he had a just hatched Queen and 
drones just hatched and hatching [illegible] was 
[illegible] of another Queen bees or drones had ever flown except 
in the box the colony would be more contented [illegible] 
[illegible] and the Queen more apt to get mated. 
It would not be at all necessary to mate many Queens 
in this way in order to improve our stock, as we could 
soon have all our Queens and drones from the chosen 
mothers. 3 PM enough bees have taken wing today to make 
quite a loud humming in the box. They strike often against the
[illegible] yet. this AM 5 o'clock a
drone a few hours over two days old [illegible] a day old 
[illegible] only a [illegible] it may 
be said then that drones to fly well must be about two days old 
July 30th 31st 5 am two [illegible] drones have gnawed their caps off 6 am two more
[illegible] 7 am 3 more 11 1/2 am 15 have hatched gave them to the
Nucleus with [illegible] Queen, not so clear or hot today, can find [illegible] 
quite freely, [illegible] but did not seem to worry 
at all, using this instead of glass may make [illegible] 
much difference as it would with us to run and bump against 
some hard substance instead of a soft yielding one, using glass may 
have caused the failure of Huber. 12 noon more C drones hatching. July 1st 
many c drones hatched. 2nd fertile worker. See back. 3rd drones 
which have not crawled out, mostly dead, many more than half have imperfect 
wings. 4th [illegible] nucleus no 2 has a young [illegible] Queen cell 
given. 2nd and hatched before day of third. Gave to [illegible] (3) say 
twenty c drones hatched 31st or later, had Italian Queen cell. Am surprised 
to find how much water these [illegible] 
in them very few dead bees [illegible] 
[illegible] nearly [illegible] 



