Namur, Belgium Mon, 04 Oct 93 18:47 +0100
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Mon, 4 Oct 1993 11:00:11 CST6CDT
Duane asked ...
> Does anyone have any theories as to the cause of this situation?
> In the latter part of an afternoon, bees are flying and congregating
> on brass door knobs on the east side (shade) of a house during the
> warmth.
.. not yet a theorie but some other questions ...
> The BEES ARE GONE in the evening. => they weren't swarming
> The bees are quite agitated. THE KNOB HAS BEEN CLEANED ...
.. 1/ before the bees agitation ? or after and no difference ?
.. 2/ with soap and water ... or with a cleaning product containing
some special solvent which was acting as a pheromone ?
> The bees are not foraging ...
.. perhaps they are needing some copper ?
Cheers Jean-Marie