At 7:49 PM -0800 11/5/98, George Styer wrote:
 
>I find the implied connection between drought and honeybee stress
>interesting. I recall reading somewhere that some species of plants
>actually produce more nectar during a drought than during a wet year. This
>is apparently a well evolved strategy for propagating the next generation.
 
Rain will wash the nectar out of flowers and limit bee's flying.
 
Paul