> There were hundreds of them [bees] in our nearby > composting pile, something I didn't see at all last year > (my first keeping bees). Is this an indication of low > food supply in the hive? What are they after? Water, I suspect. Is the pile fairly moist on the surface? -- Malcolm Roe Phone : +44 1442 345104 Crosfield Electronics Ltd Fax : +44 1442 343000 Hemel Hempstead, Herts. HP2 7RH, UK E-mail : [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------------------------