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afternoon, 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. J 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. a 
4.57. " 488 ~ 
5. 1. Came out, took another little flight, and retuned. 
I fed her again. 5.25, Went in again. 
5.28. Came out again. 5.29. 3 
5.31. . 5.33. . 
5.36. = 5.40. a 
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 
