Dee writes: In all these years, I have never seen them hot. They are like they always have been, easy to work. Also, if one mating of the queen makes them africanized as was put to us long ago, and the majority of the matings of each queen are not africanized or scuts, why cannot this be seen and broken out, instead of lumping all the colorations into one pot? Comments: Are you saying that they ID as AHB, but they are not vicious? That is certainly something we would all be glad to know. However, if you read the paper that was referred to, the majority of matings are AHB, for various reasons mentioned in the paper. Also, color in honey bees has never been connected to behavior. It's like eye color in people. Glass _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l for rules, FAQ and other info ---