On 17-Dec-17, at 2:57 PM, Peter Borst wrote:

>
> The Asian giant honeybee Apis dorsata forms massive single-comb  
> colonies which usually hang from a tree branch or the eaves of  
> buildings. Although colonies regularly migrate over many kilometres,  
> we find that they often return to their original nest site — even  
> after an absence of up to two years. How the bees do this is  
> unknown, as workers live for only a few weeks.
>

Hi Pete & All

Your post on Dorsata brought to mind a question i get several times a  
year from customers of my honey.  Brampton Ontario, near us, has  
become home to many immigrants from the Indian subcontinent.  The  
question they ask me is:  "Is your honey from the large bee or the  
small bee?"  I tell them that my bees are not Asian but European and  
ask them how the honey from the different bees is different.  I assume  
that the 3 species are not found in the same areas or visit different  
plants making the honey different but have not been able to get an  
answer.

Bob Darrell
Caledon Ontario
Canada
44N80W

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