In message <0edd01c3d321$0eee0fd0$7604c518@gollum>, James Fischer
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>Yes, I meant all of it - drifting
To me, drifting is precise - from one hive to another, almost entirely
in one apiary as bees confuse their hives. I don't know what you'd call
bees choosing a hive because of weather.
>, robbing, and such.  I am not
>sure if the USA study had any colonies that "absconded".
>Did the one you mentioned?
By absconding, I meant when colonies break up as they lose cohesion.
I was commenting only on there being no contradiction between the
original message and your reply - it was a semantic problem.
--
James Kilty

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