Hi All

Can't possibly compete with Jim's humour (ok then, humor) in that last post, but on transhumance, don't forget the bees' own version which has presumably been practised for millions of years (would that be transapisance?).  Apis dorsata migrates seasonally in some places and non-seasonally but following flowering patterns in tropical forests in others, often over large distances.  In the case of the giant honeybee presumably it is more stressful to stay put, than migrate in search of better conditions.

all the best

Gavin

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