In a message dated 28/12/2006 00:09:08 GMT Standard Time,  
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The  late
> Professor Len Heath kept bees on the high moorland of Dartmoor  (SW UK) and 
> also  on
> lower ground nearer the coast of  Plymouth. He reported that bees moved 
> from
> one location  another didn't do as well as those that were already there.

Presumably  Len was moving colonies up on to the heather from the coast.  As  
there is always some loss of adult bees resulting from a move, I would  
expect that those colonies would not do as well as those that had not been  
moved,


Peter,
 
My impression, which was I think gained at a lecture a long time ago, was  
that this was in the context of longer term moves, not the annual heather  
migration. But I may be wrong. I think Brian Gant lurks on this List and may be  
able to provide better information.
 
Chris

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