At 05:13 PM 2/8/2004, you wrote:
>1.  I have heard several times that Africanized bees were imported
>to the USA in the 1930's

I've found no reference to the 1930's, but plenty to 1956 when they were
imported into brazil.
http://www.ces.uga.edu/pubcd/l432-w.html


>2.  One often hears of still useable honey found in the pyramids or
>the tombs of the pharoahs.

I've seen lots of references myself (including encyclopedias, etc.), but no
original source.  Some time ago a saw a show on PBS (nova perhaps?) on the
building of the pramids.  An expert explained that honey was used in
treating wounds and how they knew that.  (But I don't remember they saying
anything about finding honey itself).
http://www.chemheritage.org/EducationalServices/pharm/antibiot/readings/honey.htm


-Tim

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