Wendy >At 01:59 PM 3/28/97 -0500, you wrote: >>Any advice or remedies for this problem? >>New people just moved into the house next door, and they immediately >>installed an outdoor hot tub, heated to 104 degrees, near my property >>line. It has a cover that does not fit well. You guessed it. As soon >>as the weather warmed up, my bees (perhaps 50 a day) started entering >>the tub through the gaps and drowning. I'm sure they are not YOUR bees, there must be coming from a new beekeeper just moved in a mile away! Whenever I collect a swarm the local beekeeper always denies that they came from his colonies, especially if it caused some consternation or trouble. Angus (\ ANGUS (\ STOKES (\ {|||8- {|||8- {|||8- (\ (/ (/ (/ {|||8- (\ (/ {|||8- (\ email : [log in to unmask] (/ {|||8- (\ telephone : +44 (0)1629 813 993 (/ (\ {|||8- fax : +44 (0)1629 814 419 {|||8- (/ URL : http://www.angus.co.uk/ (/