> Bob H: 'The days getting shorter is the trigger for winter bees being raised.' Or dwindling pollen resources, Bob? See please: <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2311.2007.00904.x/abstrac t> http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2311.2007.00904.x/abstract Best wishes, Ghislain De Roeck, Belgium. *********************************************** 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