It is estimated that an average beehive produces as much as 45-50 kg of bee dung a year. (That is 99 to 110 pounds of those yellow spots.) http://www.hindu.com/seta/2011/03/24/stories/2011032450251600.htm I think this link originally came from someone on this list. Karen T-K Maine *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm