We kept a couple of hives on the rooftop of our 6 story apartment building in
Manhattan for the period of a year.  A subway station is only 45 ft from our
building and we could feel the vibrations from the subway.  The hives were
also placed next to the Elevator shaft, which also generated noise and
vibrations.

The only noticable difference with these hives (compared to hives in Upstate
NY) was an increased use of Propolis.  The frames were always very, very well
secured.  But, their behavior, summer and winter, was not disturbed.

Bee Healthy,

Jean-Francois Lariviere
President, BeeHealthy Farms
242 W. 104th St. Suite 1EF
NY NY  10025
http://hometown.aol.com/BeeHealthy/beehive.htm


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 tracks?  I suppose I'll have to observe carefully when a train goes by to
see if I can
 notice any vibration through the ground that far away.

 Has anyone any data on bee sensitivity to noise or vibration that might
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