Jean-Francois Lariviere wrote:

> Look at the Mailbox section and a letter from a chap in California mentions a
> Belgian study of Honeybees.
> His letter describes how scientists, using an electron microscope found
> systematic etchings on the bottom of honeycomb cells.

It appears to be a light-hearted dig at those who do not accept the dance
language of bees as true. Don't worry. They cannot read yet. The letter was
meant to be a joke.

But I am thinking of putting spittoons in my hives, based on the articles
on wasp spit. Another value-added product.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, ME