> Even if temps were higher, what difference would it make? Few to no drones this time of year. Few is absolutely correct, but few is not none--so I'm saying there is a chance! Albeit not a very good one, since drones stop flying at ~60F and queens at ~70F. I was more perturbed by the fact that conditions were lousy, they had plenty of room, I had treated for mites, and still they swarmed. Sometimes you just can't win. Stupid bees. S Skillman, NJ "...some wild things always will be wild, even if you have the best intentions to help them." Meg Puckett, Herd Manager, Corolla (NC) Wild Horse Fund *********************************************** 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