In a message dated 12/10/01 05:24:09 GMT Daylight Time,
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<< It's a good question, though; how do the
 bees find the distant assemblies? >>

I remember reading somewhere, maybe Cooper, maybe not, that they head for a
low spot on the horizon.  I am not sure that is correct though as I think I
found one on 12th May this year at the highest point in Dorset, a clearing on
a wooded hill top above the 900' contour.

Chris