> Or could it be they are simply homing in on their particular hive
> scents?

I think I covered that in my original post.

For reasons given -- lack of any apparent confusion or searching
behaviour -- and observing occasions where abandonment fails, such as after
several days of confinement or during light flows, I have concluded that
explanation to be unlikely.  Nonetheless, that is only my opinion, and my
viewpoint is not rigourously proven.

allen
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