Made a colony by my old levying process. Important. Have wire cloth frame for 
portico, and for top cover, then bees may be shut up, sheet [illegible] or glass 
if very hot, until too near dark of following day for them to do more than fly [illegible] 
few will ever return to their old locations. Yesterday I used [illegible]. Could now 
make more colonies on this plan, having bees, comb and honey. If there are nuclei 
To furnish the new colonies with Queens, and plenty of [illegible] it will probably prove 
the easiest and best way of [illegible] colonies. [illegible] better than 
two apiaries, no lifting removing to cellar, by watering the sheet or grass these 
bees may be kept perfectly comfortable in the hottest weather and good stocks 
formed at once. No trouble with Queens, so many strange to each other they will 
take her at once. It is very late in the season for Oxford to have these work so 
well on Clover. [illegible]
am leaving [illegible] (13th) 68 to 90 degrees yesterday [illegible]
A flow of honey as I ever knew except in a great honeydew, from white Clover. This AM 
before bees were [illegible] working a neighbor [illegible] had left [illegible] and
Bees began to Rob, [illegible] of all his nuclei, [illegible] had a little 
rain last night heavy showers in PM with Thunder [illegible] it will seem impossible
for this [illegible] from Clover to last much longer. Shall try to [illegible] if I can get the 
proper number of good [illegible] comb may melt up many of my old comb, those that have much wax 
and that are too [illegible] prefer to make this exchange to making more colonies at present. If 
there is a good flow from [illegible] red Clover shall [illegible] and also [illegible] stocks
Would a thousand stocks have been too many near [illegible] season. [illegible] few bees to so many Clover heads 
[illegible] and yet Dzierzon cannot see it. I will return the prediction that beekeeping will always drag 
whenever Dzierzon or [illegible] hives are used. [illegible] Railroad compared with a [illegible] line [illegible] 
of closed or partially closed end or top frames, a great hindrance. 14th 90 degrees rain came up late in PM. Great honey day
Rained well all night, earth abundantly watered, blessed rain. 15th PM bees worked almost as though swarming 
white Clover heads [illegible] but still bees [illegible] them 16th 90 degrees great day for honey about sunset
very heavy rain set in, a little [illegible] deepest drains running. 17th 70 to 80 degrees bees could not
Work much late PM, my [illegible] others made by neighbors letting bees get access 
to honey in hive with no bees. [illegible] out of doors. Proved large two story hive queenless by giving 
them a small piece of comb with eggs etc [illegible] on top of frame in ten hours Queen cells begun, good way 
Granddaughter born today, largest child yet. (18th) 67 to 90 degrees (22nd) 76 to 92 degrees (23rd) 72 to 90 degrees (24th) 74 to 92 degrees. The last week
Has been perfect weather for corn, for haying. Bees continue to work well, although not such great results. 
White Clover still good catnip makes honey taste last morning just after two very [illegible] 
[illegible] beautiful showers came, some in the night, second week of red Clover looks very promising, and all [illegible] 
[illegible] will soon come in here. Two extra strong colonies look as [illegible] 
were intending to [illegible] their Queens. Removed Queen of 1 and [illegible] 25 Royal cells begun on the comb containing 
[illegible] old Queen still very fertile two colony raising Queens, destroying their cells 
well received, began to lay freely when other Royal cells started, [illegible] find Queen thought her gone and 
gave comb with two Queen cells [illegible] today there are going on [illegible] 
wonderful Italian bees her old colony evidently intended to [illegible] her extra strong see no signs 
that she was failing. The next one only fair for strength, she could do all needed there, and yet they do 



