In a message dated 3/7/00 12:36:01 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:

<<I still had 3 hives go
into drone laying out of 100 in a low land area. I do not understand the
correlation if there is any do to elevation.Plenty to learn and it never
ends.>>

   Could it be that low spots are places where colder air collects, so stress
is greater?
   I was out sighting a new apiary the other day in the midst of snowmelt
when only patches were left, and it was good opportunity to see the cold
spots and micro-climates of the landscape revealed. Timing is everything.