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> I am intrigued by the idea of bees recognizing the beekeeper, as Bob
> suggests.  Can someone point me to research that has shown this ?


http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-01/mu-nii012209.php

It actually shows that they recognize face orientation and can identify the
same face at different orientations. Reward is involved, so you are getting
into uncharted territory to say they recognize an individual beekeeper.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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