102 3. 35 two. 3. 36 one. 3. 37 1/2 one. 3. 38 two. 3. 39 two. 3. 40 one. 3. 41 one. 
3. 44 two one. 3. 45 last one. 4 pm. Opened again, none came out, [illegible] in 
other hives very nearly over. Some honey being brought in by nucleus. As soon 
as a drone came back, caught and let in through a hole into hive. 
August 24th. 3 pm. Temperature 86 degrees. Some clouds, good breeze, drones fly well. 
Liberated drones of nucleus, 3. 12 one back, [illegible] not empty, 3. 13 
one, 3. 15 one, 3. 15 1/2 one, 3. 16 two, 3. 16 1/2 one, 3. 19 one, 3. 20 two,
3. 20 1/4 one, 3. 21 two, 3. 22 1/2 two, [crossed out: sacs empty] 3. 24 one, 3. 25 two,
Sacs empty, 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 1/2 two, 3. 34 two, 3. 35 two, 3. 36 on, 3. 37 1/2 one,
3. 38 two, 3. 40 one, 3. 41 one, 3. 44 one, 3. 45 last one. 
August 30, [inserted: 2 PM], calm, few clouds, 80 degrees [crossed out: at 2 PM] very good day for drone flying. 
Watched drones in a strong nucleus, these drones hatched on the 
27th and were given to that nucleus. [illegible] drones from W. W. Cary's
queen, not so highly colored as many Italians, more light on 
underside of head front legs etc. than Italians, very easy to distinguish 
them from any other drones in our apiaries. 
At 2 PM four drones took wing, one came to entrance and discharged quite 
a lot of a creamy white substance. Bees eagerly licked it all up 
another caught [illegible] it took wing discharged on my hand a clot 
more yellowish, none of these gone 5 minutes. It was evidently
only a cleansing flight, on their 5th day. In a strong stock a 
few drones were on the wing at 12 noon. 31st. At 1 pm three
took wing. 2 pm 76 degrees, rather windy, drones that fly discharge in the 
air, none gone over 10 [crossed out: minutes] evidently all that flew did it to discharge 
feces. Those caught as they came out discharged. September 1, 2 
The few that flew ([illegible] not so [illegible]) flew only to discharge. 
September 3. 2 pm. 76 degrees. Fair, nice breeze, good day for drone flight, opened
And many flew, some back in less than 5 minutes, most in 10. 



