>>Roger Morse once told me that he had bees to which he was unable to give AFB, so it can be done. Ray Lackey, president of Long Island Beekeepers' Club, has mentioned a couple of times "Brown bees." They could not be made to show AFB symptoms but were rather mean. The only reference I could find to Brown bees is this study from the 1970'sm (sorry about the long link): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WJV-4F1J0S7-V7&_user=10&_coverDate=03%2F31%2F1971&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1442517502&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=68363946b23912ac8b7c42334d27cff6 Does anyone still keep Brown bees? Waldemar ____________________________________________________________ Obama Urges Homeowners to Refinance If you owe under $729k you probably qualify for Obama's Refi Program http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3231/4c76a15b12422893738st02duc *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm