Don't keep this one a secret!  Jane, what _is_ this magic potion?
 
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>On the other hand, I've found I have a hand lotion that seems to make my
>bees very mellow.  I'm very sensitive to smell, myself, and it struck me
>that this stuff had what I think of as a "happy bees" smell.  So I decided
>to try an experiment and rubbed it on my arms and over my gloves before
>working the hive.  (I usually work with bare arms and gloves.)  Wow, were
>the bees ever mellow, that day.  More like handling a swarm.  Well, it *was*
>a "honey" hand lotion...  ;-)
>
>Jane