Gardening times could be moved to late evenings and early mornings, when bees are more settled. Interested also in what strain of bees you keep, or if they may be feral? Also wondering how they are to work, do you perhaps noticed a strong smell of alarm pheromone, or non-response to smoke. Best Wishes, Joe Waggle Pennsylvania *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm