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Table XVI. (Continued.) 
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w 
o 
d 
fc 
Period of 8 
observation. J 
( 
Prevailing. 
i 
Wind. 
Weather. 
Atmo- 
sphere. 
Hive No. 1. 
Difference. 
1836. 
o 
o 
no 
May 14 
N.byE. 
Calm ... 
Very fine 
68-36 
87-36 
19 
in 
15 
N. 
Light ... 
Very fine 
66-74 
89-48 
22-74 
112 
16 
S. 
Var. light 
Fine 
67-52 
88-8 
21-28 
113 
17 
E. 
Light ... 
Very fine 
65-4 
89-28 
23-88 
114 
18 
S.E. 
Light ... 
Very fine 
71-06 
93-9 
22-84 
115 
19 
E. 
Light ... 
Light clouds 
67-74 
92-8 
25-06 
116 
20 
S.E. 
Light ... 
Very fine 
67-54 
94-04 
26-50 
117 
21 
E. 
Light ... 
Dull day 
61-17 
95-37 
34-20 
118 
22 
E. 
Brisk ... 
Fine 
61-77 
92-83 
31-06 
119 
23 
E. 
Brisk ... 
Dull day 
52-75 
88-41 
35-66 
120 
24 
N.E. 
Light ... 
Fair 
59-75 
88-45 
28-70 
121 
25 
N.E. 
Light ... 
Fair 
57-08 
86-7 
29-62 
122 
27 
E. 
Brisk ... 
Fine 
63-03 
92-43 
29-40 
Temperature of No. 2 up to period of swarming 
123 
28 
E. 
Light ... 
Fair 
50-04 
90-28 
40-24 
124 
29 
N.E. 
Light ... 
Very fine 
63-5 
89-75 26-25 
125 
30 
N.E. 
Light ... 
Fine 
65-12 
90-1 
24-98 
126 
31 
N.E. 
Light ... 
Fine 
68-8 
91-72 22-92 
Mean temperature in May 
Total mean temperature of four months'! 
before swarming f 
127 
June 1 
N.E. 
Light ... 
Showery 
60-37 
87-7 
27-33 
128 
2 
N.E. 
Shifting 
Rain 
56-02 
84-37 
28-35 
129 
3 
s.s.w. 
High ... 
Rain 
51-7 
87"25 
35-55 
130 
4 
s.s.w. 
High ... 
Fair 
60-5 
86-16 
25-66 
131 
5 
s.w.w. 
Brisk ... 
Dull 
61-8 
86 
24-2 
132 
6 
s.w. 
High ... 
Fine 
63-37 
90 
26-63 
133 
7 
s. 
Brisk ... 
Fine 
58-4 
89-15 
30-75 
134 
8 
s. 
Brisk ... 
Rain 
61 -85 
90-5 
28-65 
135 
9 
s. 
Light ... 
Dull 
62-5 
91-5 
29 
136 
11 
s.w. 
High ... 
Fair 
65-75 
90-7 
24-95 
137 
12 
s. w. 
High ... 
Very fine 
64-6 
88-37 
23-77 
138 
13 
s.w. 
Light ... 
Very fine 
70-6 
94-83 
24-23 
139 
14 
N.E. 
Var. light 
Very fine 
71-2 
92-24 
21-04 
140 
15 
E. 
Light ... 
Fair 
73-64 
92-14 
18-50 
141 
16 
W. 
Light ... 
Fine 
65-12 
88-84 
23-72 
142 
17 
E. 
Light ... 
Fine 
66-22 
90-38 
24-16 
143 
18 
S.W. 
Brisk ... 
Very fine 
66-04 
87-17 
21-13 
144 
19 
w. 
Light ... 
Fine 
64-4 
86-43 
22-03 
145 
20 
w. 
Light ... 
Very fine 
65-82 
89-37 
23-55 
Mean temperature in June 
63-67 
*89-11 
25-44 
146 
July 20 
w. 
Light ... 
Fair 
58-32 
78-65 
20-33 
147 
21 
w. 
Light ... 
Showery 
62 
78 
16 
148 
22 
w. 
Light ... 
Showery 
60-98 
80-33 
20-35 
149 
23 
s.w. 
Var. light 
Fair 
63-96 
84-14 
20-18 
150 
24 
s.w. 
Light ... 
Fair 
63-92 
79-47 
15-55 
151 
25 
w. 
Light ... 
Light clouds 
67 
78-15 
11-15 
152 
26 
w. 
Light ... 
Very fine 
68-15 
80-15 
12 
153 
27 
w. 
Brisk ... 
Dull 
63 
79 
16 
154 
28 
E. by S. 
Light ... 
Fine 
65-8 
80-1 
14-3 
Mean temperature in July 
63-68 
79-77 
16-09 
155 
Aug. 2 
W. 
light ... 
Very fine 
65-47 
75-1 
9-63 
156 
4 
S. 
Light ... 
Fair 
67-78 
81-2 
13-47 
157 
5 
S. 
Light ... 
Rai n 
66-1 
81-79 
15-69 
158 
7 
S.E. 
Light ... 
Very fine 
70-83 
81-03 
10-20 
159 
8 
S.E. 
Light ... 
Fine 
69-16 
79 36 
10-20 
160 
12 
S.E.E. 
Light ... 
Fine 
71-75 
81-15 
9-40 
60-17 
49-34 
92- 82 
90-94 
96-06 
93- 98 
95-5 
93- 22 
94- 36 
93-7 
92-83 
88 
90- 2 
91- 8 
93 
90-06 
87-08, 26-91 
67-21 17-87 
86-24 
91- 75 
90-75 
92- 4 
90-06 
70-95 
90-1 
86-4 
88- 7 
85-16 
88 
89- 45 
89-8 
89 
85- 95 
86- 95 
93 
90- 16 
91- 94 
88- 32 
89- 54 
82-66 
83- 56 
84- 75 
-f-87-96 
24-46 
24-20 
28-54 
28- 58 
24- 44 
25- 48 
26- 82 
32-53 
31-06 
35-25 
30-45 
34-72 
29- 97 
Remarks. 
29-89 
36-20 
28-25 
25-63 
24-6 
29-89 
21-61 
20-20 
22-35 
22- 4 
18-96 
18- 30 
23- 20 
23-32 
16-62 
19- 16 
18-93 
24-29 
Bees hanging out; loud humming in the hives. 
Hive No. 2 lifted to prevent swarming. Suneclipsed at2p.M 
Bees hanging out, much excited; hive replaced. 
Bees hanging out ; drones abroad. 
Bees hanging out. 
No bees hanging out, except a few in the morning. 
Bees again hanging out. 
Bees still hanging out. 
No bees hanging out ; very few abroad. 
No bees hanging out; very few abroad. 
Many bees abroad, but not hanging out. 
Many bees abroad, but not hanging out. 
Hive No. 2 swarmed suddenly at 24 r.M. 
f A dead drone and queen nymph thrown out from the! 
[ swarmed Hive No. 2. 
Very few bees at entrance of Hive No. 2. 
Three queen nymphs ejected from Hive No. 2. 
Abundance of pollen brought home. s 
Bees of both hives very busy. 
Bees abroad in the morning. 
Bees very active. 
Few bees abroad. 
Signs of rain ; few bees abroad. 
Many bees abroad. 
Many bees abroad. 
Bees of No. 1 working in the side box. 
Working in side box ; many abroad. 
Bees very busy ; (many bees at entrance of Hive No. 
Symptoms of swarming again in Hive No. 2. 
Bees much agitated at entrance of No. 2. 
Loud sounds in both hives ; pollen abundant. 
Evening showery, and bees hanging out again from No 
Evening stormy, with thunder; bees hanging out. 
Evening stormy ; bees hanging out. 
Second swarm left Hive No. 2 at 7 a.m. 
Showery; Hive No. 2 very thin. 
Temperature of Hive 2 reduced. 
Has rained hard for thirty-six hours; bees active. 
Bees very active ; pollen black. 
Many bees abroad ; no drones have yet been killed. 
Bees in No. 1 disturbed. 
Killing drones in the first swarm from No. 2. 
Bees very active. 
Many bees abroad. 
Massacre of drones in the swarm continues. 
Bees verv active. 
Attacking the drones in second swarm from No. 2. 
Bees very active; light rain and clouds. 
Bees very active ; light rain. 
Heavy dew last night. 
Bees disturbed. 
Massacre of drones continues. 
1 .) 
* Mean temperature in June of No. 1, the unswarmed hive, 
f Mean temperature of Hive 2, in June, after twice swarming. 
