>the nectar gatherers often by-pass the bottom entrance.
I have found this to be a very line/strain dependent. Some will, while
others won't; in some cases sealing the upper openings shut during the
summer. Generalizing, Italian types are more likely to make use of
them, while Carniolian varieties won't.
Dave Tharle
T'N'T Apiaries
Ardmore, Alberta
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