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lost a good deal of time. One made 23 iourneys 

 backwards and forwards between the hive and the 

 honey, the second 13, and the third only 7. 



The following day I watched the first of these bees 

 from 7.23 to 12.54, during which time she made 19 

 journeys. Scarcely any other bees came, but I did not 

 record the exact number. 



Experiment 2. — I watched another bee from 6.55 

 A.M. till" 7.15 P.M., during which time she made 59 

 visits to the honey, and only one other bee came 

 to it. 



Experiment 3. — Another from 7 a.m. till 3 p.m. ; 

 she made 40 journeys, and only two other bees came. 

 She returned the two following mornings, and was 

 watched for three hours each day, during which time 

 no other bee came. 



Experiment 4. — Another morning I watched a dif- 

 ferent bee from 9.19 a.m. to 2 p.m. : she made 21 jour- 

 neys, and no other bee came. 



Then, thinking that perhaps this result might be 

 due to the quantity of honey being too small, I used a 

 wide-mouthed jar, containing more than one pound of 

 honey. 



Experiment 5. — I watched two bees from 1 .44 till 

 4.30, during which time they made 24 journeys, but only 

 one other bee came. 



Experiment 6. — Besides the honey in the jar T 

 spread some out over two plates, so as to increase the 

 surface. I watched a bee from 12.15 till 6.15 p.m. She 



