> Laid it down as gently as possible but that might be. I do a
> little migratory beekeeping and I've seen bees surround empty
> entrance feeders when I put them back in the entrance at
> night, they've always gone back inside after a few minutes
> though. Next time (In the next week or two) I'll try
> suspending the stick from a string over the entrance. Got a
> bunch of infrared light sticks, but until now I've never
> figured out a use for em.

Another interesting test would be to place a previously used, burned out
stick in the hive entrance.  If the bees congregate around that, then it is
not the IR that attracted them.

Frank.
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