> We should think of the hive as a unit. 

Thanks for bringing it back to reality, Dick. Actually, I was thinking the same thing myself. You can lose a lot of bees from a hive without doing much real harm to the colony. Just like me, I lost most of my hair but I can still think OK

Pete

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