334 
MR. NEWPORT ON THE TEMPERATURE OF INSECTS. 
Table XV. 
Showing the Temperature of the Atmosphere and of the Bee Hives No. 1 and No. 2 
every fifteen minutes during thirteen successive hours on the 2nd April, 1837, and 
of Hive No. 1 on the same day in April, 1836. 
1837. 
1836. 
Remarks on the Hives and Weather, 183/. 
No. of Exp. | 
Period of observa- 
tion. 
Wind. 
a 
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O 
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s 
O 
O 
g 
1 
5 
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£ 
O 
> 
s 
0) 
O 
O 
£ 
5 
Wind. 
0 S 
g- 
6 
£ 
O 
> 
s 
O 
O 
C 
O 
u 
Sa 
3 
1837. 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
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0 
O 
1 
Calm N.W.N. 
26-2 
53-5 
27-3 
52-8 
26-6 
2 
Calm N.W.N. 
26-2 
53-5 
27-3 
52-2 
26 
3 
A.M. 64 
Calm N.W.N. 
27-6 
54-4 
26-8 
54 
26-4 
High N.W 
35 
59 
24 
Slight humming ; stratified clouds in the west. 
4 
A.M. 6f 
Calm N.W.N. 
29-3 
54-4 
25-1 
54-8 
25-5 
High N.W 
36 
61 
25 
Slight humming in both hives. 
5 
a.ji. 7 
Light N.W.N. 
33 
54-5 
21-5 
57-6 
24-6 
High N.W 
36-8 
59 
22-2 
Very fine; clouds fleecy. 
6 
Light N.W.N. 
33-5 
54-6 
21-1 
59 
25-5 
7 
A.M. 7\ 
Light N.N.W. 
35-7 
56-3 
20-6 
60-3 
24-6 
High N.W 
38-5 
58-9 
20-4 
Both hives quiet; very fine morning. 
8 
LLht N.N.W. 
36-9 
57-6 
20-7 
60-8 
23-9 
9 
A.M. 8 
Light N.N.W. 
38-5 
56-7 
18-2 
60-7 
22-2 
High N.W 
39-5 
61-1 
21-6 
Hives still quiet. 
10 
Light N.N.W. 
42 
57-6 
15-6 
64 
2 2 
11 
A.M. 85 
Light N.N.W. 
43-2 
59-5 
16-3 
63-8 
20-6 
High N.W 
41 
60-5 
19-5 
Not a bee has yet gone abroad. 
12 
Light N.N.W. 
44-3 
59-6 
15-3 
63-2 
18-9 
13 
A.M. 9 
Light N.N.W. 
45-7 
60-7 
15 
63-3 
17-6 
High N.W 
42 
60-3 
18-3 
Very fine ; fleecy clouds in the west. 
14 
Light N 
47-2 
61-7 
14-5 
64-3 
171 
15 
LiUn N 
47-6 63-7 
16-1 
67-3 
19-7 
16 
A.M. 
Light N 
4.9-3* 64-7 
15-4 
67 
17-7 
Sky fleecy; two or three more bees abroad. 
17 
A.M. 10 
Light N 
50‘4 65-4 
15 
69-1 
18-7 
High N.W 
44 
61-3 
17 
First bee just returned with pollen. 
18 
Light N 
49’5 66-5 
17 
75-6 
26-1 
Three more bees have returned with pollen . 
19 
50-5 
69-2 
18-7 
76-1 
25 - 6 
High N W 
44*5 
61-4 
16-9 
20 
Light N 
49-5 
70 
20-5 
77 
27-5 
Many bees returning with pollen. 
21 
A.M. 11 
Light N 
48-3 
73-9 
25-6 
78-3 
30 
22 
Light N 
47 
72-7 
25-7 
80 
33 
Fine bright clouds; bees irritable. 
23 
A.M. 11^ 
Light N. by E. 
45-6 
72-6 
27 
79 
33-4 
Very fine ; pollen collected. 
24 
A.M. U| 
Light N. by E. 
45 
74 
29 
78-2 
33-2 
Very fine; hives active. 
25 
Light N 
46 
73-8 
27-8 
78-6 
32-6 
Seven loaded bees return per minute. 
26 
A.M. 12| 
LightN.by W. 
47-5 
73-6 
26-1 
79-3 
31-8 
Wind shifting ; much pollen collected. 
27 
Noon 124 
Light N.N.W. 
45-2 
74-4 
29-2 
79 
33-8 
High N.W.W. 
48 
64-7 
16-7 
Fourteen loaded bees return per minute. 
28 
p.m. 12| 
Light N.N.W. 
45'6 
75-3 
29-7 
78-8 
33-2 
Sky fleecy ; few bees going abroad ; many returning. 
29 
r.M. 1 
Light N.N.W. 
49-2 75-3 
26-1 
82-7 
33-5 
Ten loaded bees per minute. 
30 
P.M. 1 4 
Bride N.N.W. 
48-9 74-6 
25-7 
81 
32-1 
Bees fighting at entrance of the hive. 
31 
P.M. 14 
Light W 
48-2! 74-6 
26-4 
81 
32-8 
High N.W.W. 
48 
62-8 
14-8 
Fair ; bees flocking home hastily ; few go abroad. 
32 
P.M. 1| 
Light W. by S. 
47-7| 75-9 
28-2 
78 
30-3 
Rather overcast; very few bees abroad. 
33 
P.M. 2 
Brisk W.S.' ... 
47-7, 75-3 
27-6 
74 
26-3 
Overcast; scarcely a bee goes abroad. 
34 
P.M. 2| 
Brisk W.S. ... 
47-5 
74-4 
26-9 
75 
27'5 
Dull ; cold wind. 
35 
r.M. 24 
Brisk W.S. ... 
46-2 
74-9 
28-7 
72 
25-8 
High N.W.W. 
46-8 
64 
17-2 
Dull ; not a bee abroad. 
36 
r.M. 2J 
Brisk W.S. ... 
45-5 
73-6 
28-1 
70 
24-5 
Dull ; slight humming in the hive. 
37 
p.m. 3 
Brisk W.S. ... 
45-3 
74 
28-7 
68-2 
22-9 
High N.W.W. 
44 
65 2 
21-2 
Very dull ; signs of rain. 
38 
P.M. 31 
Brisk W.S. ... 
45-5 
73-5 
28 
67-3 
21’8 
Very dull. 
39 
P.M. 3i 
Brisk W.S. ... 
44-5 
73-5 
29 
67 
225 
High N.W.W. 
42-6 
62-5 
19-9 
Very dull. 
40 
p.m. 34 
Light S.W. ... 
43-5 
72 
28-5 
05 
21 5 
Very dull ; hives quiet. 
41 
P.M. 4 
Light S 
45-3 
71-5 
26-2 
63-3 
18 
High N.W.W. 
40-5 
62 
21-5 
Fair. 
42 
r.M. 4* 
Light S 
43-1 
72 
28-9 
64-3 
21‘2 
Fair. 
43 
P.M. 44 
Light S 
42-5 
71 
28-5 
64 
21’5 
Sunny, with clouds. 
44 
P.M. 4§ 
Light S 
42-5 
71 
28-5 
66 
235 
Dull; moist cool wind. 
45 
P.M. 5 
Light S.W. ... 
42-6 
71 
28-4 
67 
24-4 
Biisk N.W.W. 
41 
60-3 
19-3 
Dull ; hazy. 
T.iodit W 
41*8 
(59-2 
27-4 
64 
47 
r.M. 5^ 
Light W 
41-6 
69- 
27-1 
63 
21-4 
Very dull. 
48 
P.M. 5f 
Light W 
41-5 
68-9 
27-4 
62-5 
21 
Dull. 
49 
P.M. 6 
Light W 
40-3 
67-2 
26-9 
62- 
21-7 
Brisk N.W. ... 
41 
61-1 
20-1 
Dull ; hives quiet. 
50 
P.M. 6} 
Light W 
40*5 
67*1 
26-6 
62-8 
22-3 
Dull. 
51 
r.M. (}' 
Light W.S. ... 
40-2 
67 - 2 
27 
62 
21-8 
Dull. 
52 
P.M. 6| 
Light N.W.... 
40 
68 
28 
63 
23 
Dull. 
53 
P.M. 7 
Light N 
39 
67-6 
28-6 
62-5 
23-5 
Brisk N.W. ... 
40-3 
61 
20-7 
Very much overcast; hives quiet. 
54 
P.M. 10 
Calm 
32 
Very cloudy. 
