Matthew Westall asked how long bees can retain information?
 
    I don't know the answer to that, but I would like to
pass on something a neighbour told me. Perhaps some
scientist could explain it? My neighbour had asked me how
long bees live and when I told him he seemed sceptical about
their short life span. The reason was that he had bees
gathering around a tap (faucet) in his yard, presumably
looking for water. The bees always congregated there,
although three months earlier he had repaired the leak which
had been there for a long time, before he moved into that
house. After three months bees still congregated there
looking for water. Curious, isn't it? Could/can/do they pass
on location information between generations?
 
Regards,
Ken Morris <[log in to unmask]>
Hillgrove Farm, Batavia Coast, Western Australia
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