> Another anecdote. I had a small can with batteries to go to the recycler, > D cells mainly, but at least one lithium. When we got rain a little over a > month ago (I'm in central California, south of Randy), I noticed (to my > horror) that the girls were drinking from the gacky battery soup that > resulted. Not wanting to poison anyone, I quickly replaced it with a clean > can in the same place for them to drink. Until they finally gave up, they > flew around the can, but showed no interest AT ALL in fresh water, even > after I threw a couple of rotted leaves in it.. I wondered if they read the > same article on Lithium salts and mites and really wanted that water. > In a less sarcastic note, the Hagen Daas bee garden at UCD has very nice > concrete cast bee watering features. Almost every one is empty, except for > the ones drinking from the mud around the bottom. > > -Jim > > J. Jakim > g-voice msg. 916.304.5859 <(916)%20304-5859> > www.linkedin.com/in/jamesjakim/ > > > *********************************************** 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