> >But no way bees "preceded the settlers" by anything > >more than the distance covered by swarms. Given that Africanized bees migrated from Brazil to Arkansas in 50 years (despite some valiant attempts by governments and beekeepers to prevent it), it would seem to me that European bees would quickly have outpaced the settlers who introduced them to the New World. Eugene Makovec Kirkwood, MO USA ****************************************************** * Full guidelines for BEE-L posting are at: * * http://www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm * ******************************************************