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12.20 came to honey. 1 2.30 returned to hive. 



12.42 ,, 



12.56 12.69 



The next day I timed this bee as follows :-- 



7.23 came to honey. 7.25 returned to hive. 



7.35 7.37 



7.44 7.45 



8.10 8.12 



8.53 8.55 



(The door was then closed till 9.30.) 



9 35 9.40 to window, and at 



9.49 to hive. 



10. 10. 5 returned to hive. 

 10.13 10.15 

 10.22 10.26 

 10.35 10.40 

 10.45 10,48 

 10.56 ? 



11. 7 11.12 



11.18 11.20 



11.35 11.37 



11.47 11.51 



10 o 12 fi 



i-. _ i-. v 



12.25 12.29 



12. .11 12.54 



During these observations scarcely any unmarked 

 bees came to the honey. 



In these cases the postern, being small and on one 

 gide, was not very easily found. If the honey had 

 been in an open place, no doubt the sight of their com- 

 panions feasting would have attracted other bees; 

 but the honey was rather out of sight, being behind 

 the hive entrance, and was, moreover, only accessible 

 by the narrow and winding exit through the little 

 postern door. 



But, however exposed the honey might be, I found 



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