> > >In experiments measuring the growth of mite populations in colonies > started with equal number of mites, it is not uncommon to find many-fold > differences between colonies tested at the end of two to three months of > good conditions (with no robbing and little drift?). I'm quite curious about this phenomenon, which I also observe. Jose, did you do anything to measure drift? Some studies suggest that drift of bees between hives sometimes occurs at surprisingly high rates. -- Randy Oliver Grass Valley, CA www.ScientificBeekeeping.com *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html