> Bob, you could settle this easily.  How about going out and shaking out
> a hive or two and weigh the bees, then count the bees in one pound and 
> figure out the total?
>
> That would convince us all.  Nothing else will.

I am sitting down with a laptop with one of my helpers fishing for a big 
catfish in my pond..

I told my helper to go up on the hill yard (90F.) and take take the supers 
off the smallest hive (only five 6 1/4 supers) and shake all the bees out 
and weigh all the bees and report back. He became upset and cussed at his 
boss! Thinking the job over he said how would he be able to weigh the flying 
bees.
How did the researchers weigh the flying bees?

I checked the white sweet in front of the house at 7 am and the bees were 
working.

No bites so far but my blood pressure went up when the drag on my rod began 
to sing. Almost dropped my laptop in the water! Turned out to only be my 
help reeling his bait in and tangled in my line.

bob 

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