>My best theory is that they are generating a bit of a positive charge so
the dry powder will stick to their pollen baskets
Correct! But it sticks to their entire bodies--they then groom into their
pollen baskets. They do the same with a number of flowers in my area.
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Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com
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