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> From: rbh <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Problem with foraging bees
> Date: Friday, March 07, 1997 8:52 AM
>
> What do the `bees' do when land on the buffet
table?
>
> Put another way, what do they land on and seem
to stay on?
>
> I say `bees' because honeybees are pretty
selective in
> what they eat and drink.  Wasps aren't.  You
will find
> no bees in a wasp trap made out a weak dilution
of
> jam in water.  Bees don't like acidic
solutions.  Nor
> will you find them (in my experience) on meat
or fish.
> Rarely will you find a bee in the autumn, when
nectar
> (sugar) sources are scarce in the  holes made
in
> ripe fruit by pecking birds.  (Again, acid.)
You
> will find plenty of wasps.
>
> (These observations are limited to the UK.)
 
on the other hand I have seen bees forage in soda
cans wich can be ingested by a person quit
redily.
Bees might also like sugery substances like
pudding from a salad bar.