At 09:48 PM 3/20/00 EST, John Mitchell wrote:

I hadn't checked the web page, so I didn't know anything about this poll.

Just to set the record straight, we have never said that we would take bees
from the U.S. (honey bees or any other species, and spread them around the
world).  We have always anticipated that we would have to work with the
bees already in the area of interest.  This poll is a creation of ENN, not
of our doing.

Jerry

>   The Environmental News Network is conducting a poll today alongside the
>article on Jerry Bromenshenk's work that asks the following question:
>"Is it dangerous to move hives of bees around the world where they might
>interact with other bee species?"
>   The response? 82% yes. 18% no.