Hi Jim, > The pay off is that if the current "favorite" nectar source > dries up, the bees coming back from sorties to other sources > will then have the "best" trade off between distance and > nectar sugar content, Still sounds to me that the bees will go "Only as far as they have to." . .. Keith Malone, Chugiak, Alaska USA, http://www.cer.org/, c(((([ , Apiarian, http://takeoff.to/alaskahoney/, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/akbeekeepers/ , http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Norlandbeekeepers/ , http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ApiarianBreedersGuild/ -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l for rules, FAQ and other info ---