I mentioned that I've got some hives in an almond orchard where some batteries (if that's the right word for them)of Blue orchard bees were introduced last year. I was up there today, and the one battery I saw didn't have any bees, but the second had about a dozen of those little hollow bamboo sections with live bees. Here is a picture of a bee leaving it's little home. http://www.pbase.com/image/26667362 My son and I didn't see any of these bees working the almonds, the only bees of this species we found were a few in the immediate vicinity of the one battery, and they were working this weed http://www.pbase.com/image/26667364 Regards to the list Tim Vaughan :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/BEE-L for rules, FAQ and other info --- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::