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Table XVI. 
Mean daily Temperature of the Atmosphere and Bee Hive No 1. as deduced from 
observations made at about the hours of seven, nine, and twelve in the morning 1 , 
and two and five in the afternoon, from October 23, 1835, to November 18, 1835 ; 
and of the Hives No. 1 and 2 from February 19, to September 30, 1836. 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24 
25 
26 
27 
28 
29 
30 
31 
32 
33 
34 
35 
36 
37 
38 
39 
40 
41 
42 
43 
44 
45 
46 
47 
48 
49 
50 
51 
52 
53 
54 
55 
56 
1835 
Oct. 23 
24 
25 
26 
27 
28 
29 
30 
31 
Wind. 
W. by S. Light .. 
S. IHigh .. 
W. by S. High .. 
W. by N. Light ... 
W. Calm ... 
S.W. Calm ... 
E. by S. i Light ... 
S.W. I Shifting 
Weather. 
Fine 
Cloudy .... 
Hard rain. 
Showery . 
Fine 
Faii- 
Mean temperature in October. 
Nov. 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
11 
N.E. 
S.W. 
S.E. 
E. 
E. 
N.E. 
N.E. 
N.W. 
N.E. 
N.E. N. 
12 N.E.N. 
N.E. 
N.E.N. 
N.E. 
16jW. by N. 
17 W. 
1S| W. by S. 
Light .. 
Light ... 
Brisk ... 
Brisk ... 
Light ... 
Calm ... 
Shifting 
Brisk ... 
Brisk ... 
Calm ... 
Light ... 
Light ... 
Shifting 
Bleak ... 
Light ... 
Calm ... 
Brisk ... 
Fine 
Fair 
Misty rain . 
Showery 
Steady rain. 
Fine 
Fair 
Fine 
Cloudy 
Hazy rain ., 
Calm, fair . 
Cloudy 
Fair 
Misty rain . 
Cloudy 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24 
25 
26 
27 
28 
29 
N.W. 
N.E.E. 
N.W. 
W. 
W. by S. 
S.W. 
W. 
N.E. 
W. 
w. 
w. 
Light 
Calm 
Light 
Light 
Light 
Light 
Brisk 
Light 
Light 
Light 
Light 
Fine 
Fine .... 
Fine .... 
Fine .... 
Light clouds .. 
Showery 
Fine 
Rain and sleet 
Cloudy 
Fair 
Fine 
Mean temperature in February 40-35 50-10 
Mean temperature in November | 43-35 
1836. 
Feb. 1!) 
March 1 
I 
4 
5 1 
6 
7 
8 
9 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
S.S.E. 
W. 
W. 
W. 
S.W. 
5.5. E. 
S.S E. 
N.N.E. 
S. by E. 
S.W. 
W. 
W. 
W. 
N.W. 
W. bv S. 
5.5. W. 
E.S.E. 
W. 
S.W. 
Brisk 
Brisk 
L'gbt 
Light 
High 
High 
Light 
Light 
Shifting 
High 
Brisk 
High 
Tremendous 
Light 
High 
Light 
Light 
Light 
Light 
Rain, cloudy.. 
Fine 
Rain 
Fine 
Hard rain 
Continued rain 
Fair 
Cloudy 
Cloudy 
Rain 
Fair 
Rain 
Hard rain 
Fine 
Cloudy 
Fine 
Fine 
Hazy 
Misty rain 
1 
Atmo- 
sphere. 
1 
Hive No.l. 
— 
Difference. 
1 
Hive No. 2. 
Difference. J 
o 
o 
o 
o 
o 
.. 47-3 
7 58-3 
7 11 
.. 52-8 
j 60 0 
1 7-2, 
i 
.. 47-5 
[ 55-1 
7-6 
.. 49-48 55-5 
5 6-0 
8 
.. 45-26 52-3 
7-0- 
1 
.. 40-2 
54-8- 
14-6- 
1 
.. 54-33 60-31 
6 
48-1 
57-3 
9-2 
.. 54-2^ 
l 65 -2( 
) 10-91 
.. 48-8( 
> 57-65 
8-8; 
— 
61-01 
15-81 
.. 48-l( 
54-85 
6-71 
.. 46-3 
53-85 
7-5f 

.. 42-6/ 
50-32 
7-65 
.. 44-15 
49-57 
5-42 
.. 40-38 
47-28 
6-91J 

.. 47-88 
61-5 
13-62 
.. 43-16 
56-38 
13-22 
.. 41-16 
49-14 
7-98 
. 38-03 
44-21 
6-23 
. 41-62 
44-42 
2-80 
38-34 
44-66 
6-32 
. 3S-22 
50-34 
12-12 
. 43-9 
55-52 
11-62 
. 40-76 
46-98 
6-22 
.44-96 
47-04 
2-08 
.50-37 
49-92 
.[43-35 
51-0 
7-65 
. 40-9 
48-63 
7-73 
53-03 
12-131 
. 35-7 
50-2 
14-5 
74-13 
38-43: 
. 38-3 
51-1 
12-8 
60-26 
21-96 
. 43 07 
50 
6-93 
58-47 
15-40 
. 43 
50-1 
7-1 
54-86 
11-86 
. 42-6 
50-7 
8-1 
56-16 
13-56 
. 42-3 
54-4 
12-1 
60-7 
18-4 
38-9 
49-47 
10-57 
54-25 
15-35 
39- 
48-22 
9-22 
53-98 
14-98 
39-82 
48-37 
8-55 
54-72 
14-90 
40-26 
49-96 
9-70 
55-15 
14-89 
40-35 
50-10 
9-75 
57-79 
17-44 
45-66 
54-8 
9-14 
61-5 
15-84 
45-4 
52-4 
7 
58-73 
13-33 
46-08 
55-8 
9-72 
59-18 
13-10 
47-2 
58-48 
11-28 
58-74 
11-54 
46 
53-54 
7-54 
61-92 
15-92 
47-6 
55-12 
7-52 
57-67 
10-07 
44-6 
53-01 
8-44 
55-2 
1 1 -60 
40-03 
50-2 
1017 
55- 
14-97 
37-93 
47-6 
9-67 
51-83 
13-90 
47-6 
55-7 
8-1 
47-48 
57-26 
9-78 

49-3 
58-4 
9-1 

50 
57-1 
71 
4317 
51-97 
8-80 
49-5 
55-3 
5-8 
53-34 
65-5 
1216 
1 
54-64 
71-6 
16-96 
1 
49-36: 65-46 
16-10 
1 
48-14 63-04J 
14-90 
Remarks. 
Bees active. 
Pollen collected in the morning. 
Pollen collected in the morning. 
Scarcely a bee abroad. 
A few bees abroad. 
A few bees abroad. 
Pollen collected ; m,.ny bees abroad. 
Much pollen collected in the morning. 
Pollen scanty ; many bees abroad. 
Pollen scarce ; many bees abroad. 
H ive quiet ; but a few bees abroad. 
No bees abroad. 
Hive quiet ; no bees abroad. 
Hive quiet. 
A few bees abroad; a little pollen collected. 
A little pollen collected ; bees disturbed. 
Many bees abroad. 
Cold bleak wind ; hive quiet. 
Hive quiet ; a little sleet this morning. 
A few bees abroad, but return quickly. 
No bees abroad. 
Bees greatly disturbed. 
Hive nearly quiet. 
Hive quiet. 
Clouds and light wind. 
A few bees go abroad, 
Pollen was collected on the 15th inst. 
Bees in No. 2 much disturbed. 
Many bees go abroad, but soon return. 
Pollen again collected. 
Pollen coTected ; bees fighting. [diarrhoea. 
Pollen collected; bees of No; 1. fighting; have 
Pollen collected. 
Hives quiet; rain, sleet, snow, and wind. 
Hives quiet. 
Hives less quiet ; no bees abroad. 
Pollen collected, bees fighting, have diarrhoea. 
[diarrhoea. 
Hives quiet ; bees disposed to come abroad; 
Many bees abroad fighting. 
Bees abroad ; only one returned with pollen. 
i collected ; many bees abroad. 
