In a message dated 97-08-08 04:48:52 EDT, [log in to unmask] (Hannu
Parri) writes:
 
<< Does anyone know anything about keeping bumblebees?
 I have succesfully been keeping them in "hives" in my garden but only on
 the terms of the queen´s that accept´s the hive´s at spring. I wonder if
 it is possible to collect the queen´s in autumn and how to keep them
 over winter? so, that one can just start them of in spring once they are
 needed for pollination. >>
 
There is an excellent series of articles by Dr. Keith Delaplane in the
American Bee Journal.  I am away from home and don't have web access at the
moment, but it is on our website under alternative pollinators.
 
[log in to unmask]   Dave Green  Hemingway, SC  USA
http://users.aol.com/pollinator/polpage1.html