On Wed, 12 Jun 1996, Sid Pullinger wrote: > Usually all aggression disappears within a day of the death of the queen. I'm uncomfortable about that statement Sid. Do you mean from the death of the queen (which seems to make my bees *less* friendly), or do you mean from introduction of the new queen? Very useful posting Sid, please may I print it in our newsletter? Regards, Gordon. -- Gordon Scott [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] (work) The Basingstoke Beekeeper (newsletter) [log in to unmask] <A HREF="http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/apis">Embryo Home Page</A> Beekeeper; Kendo 3rd Dan; Sometime sailor. Hampshire, England.