> Does anyone have (1) anecdotal or (2) literature references to
> anything related to this[foraging from dumps]?  Do bees readily collect
> honey from discarded honey containers and could this be a recognisable
> vector for the spread of honey borne bee diseases?
 
I've heard a story of a beekeeper who lived near a large honey processing
site.  His bees would raid honey from there, and he had repeated problems
of his bees catching diseases.  I think he managed to develop a strain
that was somewhat resistant to one of the major bee diseases though.
 
-Mike