Matthew <[log in to unmask]> asked,
> Does anyone know how long bees can retain information?
 
This is a good question!  I don't remember which conference it was where
I heard what researched talk about his latest work where he was trying
to figure out how to get bees to FORGET!  Background is that bees
imprint on a certain flower, say clover for instance.  It the blooming
period for that flower ends, the bees remain imprinted on the clover and
do not move on to a more productive (higher/better yielding nectar
source).  The researcher was trying to learn how he could make the bees
forget about clover and refocus on a different source.
 
So anyway, what was the original question?  I don't remember!
 
Aaron Morris - thinking my memory is going!!!