Thank you very much for the information.
I will try your suggestion.
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> We've been successful keeping honey bees in small cages in tghe lab as
> long as they have a water bottle and sugar paste.  These bees were hand
> picked from full size hives.  Recently we have used a small hand vac
> and see no problems in the bees.  The vac is modified so suction is not
> too great.
> e.southwick, beelab, SUNY, Brockport NY 14420
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