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Date:	Sun, 2 May 2010 09:55:02 -0600
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Subject:	Re: Length of bee memory
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>  I am amazed that after 8 days at another distant location the bees 
> remember their previous site.  Any experience about how long that hive 
> location memory lasts?

It lasts a long time, but I doubt that the bees would cluster there. 
Usually they know where their hive is currently, but check out the old 
location for a while.  There also may be scent residues there which attract 
them. 

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