Allen Writes
>I'm still not sure what Joe was after, but I must say he brought up a really interesting topic and one where the conflict between conclusions reached by controlled studies and the hard experience of real world beekeeping are quite obvious.
Well, after reading all the replies,
I'm not so sure what I am after either. LOL
Although,,, I am really enjoying the discussion!
I am trying to understand this comment
by a bee man / bee hunter in 1912.
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Transactions, Volumes 2-3
By Warren Academy of Sciences, Warren
Academy of Sciences, Warren, P
1912
"Mr. Blackman is an experienced bee-man,
so his talk carried with it a ring of authority.
He told us many interesting facts relative to
the life and haunts of the bee. The best time
for hunting bees is in the fall and the smaller
trees are the easier ones to find since the
bees from the well filled trees stay closer at
home"
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Now before jumping to conclusions,,,,
I am assuming here, that by saying
'smaller trees', he really meant; 'less
provisioned trees/colonies' would be
easier to find. Well provisioned trees,
would be harder to find because they
would not need to forage great distances,
and will tend to stay closer to home,
-therefore, perhaps, less likely to be
lined by a bee hunter.
If what he says is true,,,
I would assume here, an experienced
bee hunter, may choose to ignore a
a set of bee lines which would indicate
distance, in favor of bee lines which
indicate nearness, NOT because they
are afraid of a long walk, but because
of the knowledge that well provisioned
colonies, 'according to the bee man',
will choose not forage great distances.
Assuming here, he really is an authority on
bees, why then, would bee trees filled to
the brim with honey stay closer to home?
The answer must lie in foraging strategy.
And there must be research somewhere
related to this observation, made by a
bee man, exactly 100 years ago, during
the year 1912.
Best Wishes
Joe Waggle
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/HistoricalHoneybeeArticles/
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