> From: "Peter L Borst"
>> I wonder why they would collect it at a
>> time when there are dozens of floral sources available -- if it wasn't
>> any
>> good?
I've seen bees loading up with kaolinite powder at a paper mill nearby, and
simultaneously licking out soft-drink cans lying around. Not much blooming
I reckon, but there's really no protein in kaolin. Just white dust.
Walter
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