> From: Michael Moroney <[log in to unmask]> > Anyway, around here on a nice sunny day the bees are too busy out gathering > nectar, and almost don't care if you open their hive. Most beekeepers > would requeen a hive as mean as the one you describe. It is true that > killing bees does trigger the defensive mechanism in other bees. How does requeening calm a mean hive? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dave D. Cawley | University Of Scranton | This message brought to you by BUN AND RUN, [log in to unmask] | where we make burgers much more fun. ddc1@SCRANTON | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~