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> Hi Dave
>
> Like Hugo, I think there is still hope. I suffer from paranoia each winter
> fully expecting the worst. Instead of knocking on the hive, which my father
> advised me not to do for the same reasons Hugo mentioned, I have instead
> resorted to a reliable Littman Cardiology II stethoscope, which I have found
> to be useful for more than just on my regular job. The 'scope has been so
> successful that I have even managed to listen in on quite a few intimate
> conversations that actually go on between the bees as they while away those
> long, quiet winter days and nights. And I come away from the hive feeling
> much better...give it a try.
> Joanne Hulbert
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If you haven't got a stethoscope, you can use an ordinary plastic hore
- put one end throgh the entrance and the other end to your ear...
 
Regards
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