Hello All, > foraging closer to home and coming up short. > The ability to successfully compete for a scarce resource is an important > factor for survival. > When a non-beekeeper asks me "How far will bees fly to forage?" I tell them, "Only as far as they have to." If they have to forage a far distance from the hive they are then only maintaining. . .. Keith Malone, Chugiak, Alaska USA, http://www.cer.org/, c(((([ , Apiarian, http://takeoff.to/alaskahoney/, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/akbeekeepers/ , http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Norlandbeekeepers/ , http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ApiarianBreedersGuild/ -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l for rules, FAQ and other info ---