> From: "Peter L Borst"

>> I wonder why they would collect it at a
>> time when there are dozens of floral sources available -- if it wasn't 
>> any
>> good?

I've seen bees loading up with kaolinite powder at a paper mill nearby, and 
simultaneously licking out soft-drink cans lying around.  Not much blooming 
I reckon, but there's really no protein in kaolin.  Just white dust.

Walter

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