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
 
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