Al Boehm wrote:
        >I realize that bees dont hear

Robert Mann added:

> This widely-believed factoid seems to have been based on
> failure to discover any organ of hearing....

Whether bees hear or not has been a topic of discussion several
times on this list.  I recall some newbie taking Dave Green to
task over making a statement about bees hearing an approaching
thunderstorm.

Although bees do not have ear drums (hence they don't "hear" in a
manner similar to human hearing), bees DEFINITELY are able to detect
the vibrations of sound waves and can interpret them in a manner
that can be described as "hearing".  Bees hear.  There is no doubt.

Aaron Morris - thinking if bees don't hear then why do queens pipe?