B (1) suggestions for chapter on nuclei etc. 
April 28th 1868. Can now get rid of [illegible] bees when shaking
Them off to form nuclei from comb having thin [illegible] gathered 
honey. Remove such comb full of bees about five or ten minutes 
before shaking, bees will [illegible] the honey. 
June 1st. Shut up nuclei by day when first formed, [illegible] them 
but open at dusk, shut again at sunrise, bees less uneasy. 
Add bees to them when too weak, and [illegible] for a day, if 
weather very hot set in cellar, a large packing box with bottom 
out to cover them, and [illegible] to rest on the ground in a cool and 
shady place in very hot weather would save the necessity of carrying 
them into the house. 
July 24th 1883. Two very nice showers late PM, a fair one in night. 25th 64 to 85 degrees bees do well. 
26th Mr William McCord this evening as I was showing him a [illegible] frame and complaining of 
it when heavy pinching [illegible] fingers, knife edge on [illegible] the frames to slide on 
any [illegible] of hive, suggested [illegible] in that [illegible] with small pieces of wood. I saw 
at once value of suggestion and told him so. [illegible] McCord thought might need [illegible] with a 
[illegible] nail. I thought [illegible] 2/8 [illegible] 1/3 I also thought that in making new frames it would easily be 
managed to have all go right. I set in piece at once, liked its looks. 26th 62 to 84 degrees bees still 
work well on white Clover begin on 2nd crop of red, busy on catnip. [illegible] giving in full 
my idea about the [illegible] of his [illegible], enough without knife edge on it, urged 
him to try my plan, gave him [illegible] plan for adjusting and holding frames when first put in. Said 
that with my suggestion for doing away knife edge my old love of his [illegible] corners had returned said not a word about any [illegible] bees doing well on white Clover so more on
it then ever before this season although it is mainly dried up. There now [illegible] colonies from three 
bees working well on [illegible] made for nuclei in old 4 box nucleus hive. These boxes with frames have been 
in [illegible] ever since I quit beekeeping. 27th 70 degrees this am asked Mr William McCord if he 
would [illegible] his suggestion for $15 a [illegible] he said yes, but thought it too much money. So if 
anything [illegible] with it is mine [illegible] $5 to [illegible] it in my hives. Do not think it needs anything to fasten 
bees will attend to that. Now if it helps the [illegible] as much as I like it will [illegible] 
[illegible] might a [illegible] as an [illegible] don't want to 
do this, want a small royalty on every [illegible] sold. August 9th honey still coming in from a white and red 
Clover. Have had very seasonable rains, one [illegible] July last ten years [illegible] so low
thus far August unusually cool, never knew white Clover to hold out so long, prospect for fall honey unusually 
good here. last week at [illegible] Horticultural Society advised [illegible] to disseminate goldenrod and aster as 
bees do not [illegible] these about. 



