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ANECDOTES, AND NOTES 
In the following pages are collected some extracts 
from my notes of various experiences with humble- 
bees. 
“NUMBER 30.” 
The artificial nests, under Sladen wooden covers, 
put out to attract queens in 1910, were placed in all 
kinds of positions, and one of them, No. 30, was 
situated on our lawn close to where we usually sit 
out and take afternoon tea. 
On June 11, a 4apzdarius queen was noticed going 
in and out of the nest by my wife, who was sitting 
only two feet from the entrance. The queen was 
seen to fly out of the nest at 3.30. She returned at 
4.0, and flew out again at 5.5; she returned again 
at 5.31, and left again at 6.0; she returned at 6.29 
laden with honey, but with no pollen, and was seen 
to go off again at 6.45. Almost every day after 
this we used to see this queen passing in and out of 
her domicile when we were having tea, and she 
showed no alarm at our presence or at the sudden 
appearance of table and chairs or even at the edges 
225 Q 
