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Showed me a colony doing this, queenless and no brood at all. Shall
Make colonies in this condition at least once to test it. In handling a
Colony in this condition they raised a great hum, rushed up over
comb and could not be [illegible]. He asked me the [illegible]. I
Told him they smelt his hands in which he had been handling
queens or caged queens. These motions the same as when in such a
Sad state a queen is given them. A certain proof from actions of
Bees that they are hopelessly queenless would be of great value in
Practical bee keeping. Where Cyprian or Syrian blood is mixes with
Italian, it seems to make bees that have the whitish bands. [illegible]
Would no doubt do the same. I can see in all such bees the shield of
Yellow in many of the workers more or less perfect. Saw one of my
[illegible] working on red clover about a mile from home. 
15th. 60 to 76 degrees. [illegible]. Bees do not work as well. Drones. At
1: 10 pm, drones in full flight. Put zinc includer on nucleus drones the
Last two came back in 51 minutes. The drones caught filled jam full two
Cages. When [illegible] removed, [illegible], many did not take wing
At all, crawled toward entrance, [illegible], such a crowd of beggars
So impatient to be fed, so [illegible], workers all [illegible] (have only
queen cell) one [illegible] week to beg, put him in sun on a corn cob [illegible]
With thin sugar syrup. [illegible] helped himself, [illegible]
In eating, began to be lonely, at last would have flown but for the [illegible]
[illegible]. How some drones are exhausted after their wedding flight. 
Something perhaps owing to their being so crowded, will put some returning
Ones tomorrow in cage to test this. What a contrast between those begging
For [illegible] and the way they set out. [illegible]
[illegible] that workers do not originate gutting. Some
cells gutted [illegible] at once after [illegible] queen however carefully put in. 



