Hello Dave & All, > The trip of brother Adam that you mention was an early one. > There was another one later, during which he was given an unspecified number of scutellata queens. I personally believe that he accepted the gift > gracefully but did not even return them to the UK. I do not think he was > impressed with any of the characteristics that he saw. I have had > confirmation of my belief from other sources. There is some mention of this > event in the video "the monk and the honey bee". Thanks Dave! The Monk and the Honey Bee was the video I referred to. The video is in the Midwestern Beekeepers library so maybe I can get the video this Thursday night and review. I remember the part about Brother Adam having to go and put on gloves because of the number of stings he was receiving. Sincerely, Bob Harrison Odessa, Missouri