Observations on bees 1885. 101
Drones. July 16th (copied from another record) The bees are
Killing drones. To have late ones and to carry on some observations 
at 9 AM put a good drone comb a few generations having been bred in 
a [illegible] with Queens wishing to lay drone eggs centrally in a very strong stock 
Which has been fed for a few days. 10 AM quite a number of Eggs laid. 
17th removed at 9: 00 AM to a strong queenless colony. 21st [illegible] 
Queen cells forming on this drone comb they have no other larvae 
22nd to 27th [illegible] more, some sealed over, many drones capped. 28th 2 pm
all capped. August 10th 5 1/2 PM, none hatched, examined after today 
6 1/2 PM two hatched, one hatching, 24 days 9 1/2 hours from time comb 
given. 11th 6 AM many hatched. 12th 6 am all but 17 out of [illegible] 
200 hatched there were many more eggs laid but eaten up by bees 
11 am all but 5. 3 pm All but 3. 6 1/2 PM all but 2. 13th [illegible] am 
last one hatching, [illegible] food. Drones when they crawl out beg 
food of workers, dependents from their birth. 13th find that when two days 
old they can fly but little, small leaps as it were. 14th third day can 
fly well, if tossed up in air [illegible] discharge much light colored feces, one
kept out of hive 30 minutes, eagerly helped itself to thin honey. 17th 4 pm
one drone came to entrance of nucleus made a short turn and went back 
some 100 of those first hatched put into a strong nucleus, with Queen 
eggs, hatching bees etc. Which was being fed every evening, and was in 
good heart and [illegible] condition every way, size of hive excellent. 
18th 2 1/2 PM a number took flight. 19th 1 1/4 PM many flying 
2 1/2 PM 10 drones on the wing in [illegible] to their number [illegible] 
I ought to say that the weather from egg laid to drone hatched very warm. 
[illegible] night temperature 64 degrees, day seldom less than 80 degrees, several times over 
90 degrees. August 20th put in zinc drone includer. Removed it from 3 pm to
3. 10, 3. 20 turn back, coming back at intervals till 3. 45 all back. 80 to 82 degrees. 
another day 85 degrees some clouds some wind flew well when let out at 3 pm
[illegible] entrance at 3. 05 85 degrees drones from other stock flying well. 3. 12 one
Back, honey bag not empty. 3. 13 one. 3. 15 one. 3. 15 1/2 one. 3. 16 one. 3. 16 1/2 one. 3. 19 one. 
3. 20 two 3. 20 3/4 one. 3. 21 two. 3. 22 1/2 two. 3. 23 1/2 one. 3. 24 one. 3. 25 two [illegible]
3. 28 one. 3. 29 one. 3. 29 1/2 one. 3. 30 one. 3. 30 1/2 one. 3. 31 one. 3. 32 two. 3. 33 1/4 two. 3. 34 two



