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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 1 1, a lapidarius 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 



