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aflernoon, but returned at 5.30 ; at 6 she came out of 

 the hive, but soon returned ; and after that I saw no 

 more of her. 



May 12. — A beautiful day, and the bees very active. 

 I placed twelve marked bees on the alighting-board of 

 a neighbouring hive. They all went in; but before 

 evening ten had returned home. 



May 13. — Again put twelve marked bees on the 

 alighting-board of another nest ; eleven went in. The 

 following day I found that seven had returned home ; 

 the other five I could not see. 



May 17. — Took a bee, and, after feeding her and 

 marking her white, put her to a hive next but one to 

 her own at 4.18. She went in. 

 4.22. Came out and went in again. 

 4.29. Came out. I fed her and sent her back. 



4.35. Came out. Took a little flight and came back. 



4.45. Went in, but returned. 4.52. Went in. 

 4.53. Came out. 4.56. „ 

 4.57. „ 4.58. „ 



5. 1. Came out, took another Httle flight, and returned. 

 I fed her again. 5.25. Went in again. 



5.28. Came out again. 5.29. „ 



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5.36. „ 5.40. „ 



5.46. Shut her and the others in with a piece of note- 



paper, 

 6.36. One of the bees forced her way through. I 

 opened the door ; and several, including the 



