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Peter Barrett <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 31 Dec 1996 15:08:50 -0800
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Jinnah Edun wrote:
>
> George in Vermont wrote a very interesting article on how to find bees.  Any
> similar articles will be much appreciated.
>
> Abbas EdunTry "The Salt Book - Lobstering ... and other Yankee doings", edited by
Pamela Wood, Anchor Press, New York, 1977, ISBN 0-385-11422-2. pages
386-398. Author uses a bait box with comb & honey, marks bees with
coloured chalk, measures hive distance by time to return, 7 minutes =
1/2 a mile there and back. Sometimes uses triangulation. If you can't
find a copy I can scan in the story and email to anyone interested.
Peter Barrett, Blue Mountains, 50 miles west of Sydney, 'downunder'

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