>> I would suspect that different locales have different flora, and that some would favour one sort of bee and some another.

Allen,
This why acclimation is important. Competition is the root and core of all life forms. Harmonious life is certainly an ideal, but it is harmonious competition. Bees may not wage war, but they DO constantly do their best to ensure the survival and proliferation of their lines.

Its called the game of life and it is a game played by all lifeforms that exist.

Scot Mc Pherson
McPherson Family Honey Farms
Davenport, IA
Bradenton, FL

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