> Well, did it escape? I doubt it if bees escaped. Pollen hoarding is an easy trait to breed for. It takes few generations to develop a stock with high pollen hoarding behavior. These guys starve to death and this is a counter defensive against this trait. Medhat Dr. Medhat Nasr Alberta Provincial Apiculturist *********************************************** 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 Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm