> >Bob's experience with crawling bees is one I've shared. > > Has anyone seen a bee jump? I could have sworn in one case that they were > jumping, that is no wing movement, from the hive towards me. I have, mostly at dusk or night time. Some bees are pretty determined -- and smart. allen -- A Beekeeper's Diary: http://www.internode.net/HoneyBee/Diary/ Package installation, performance experiments, winter loss, fondant feeding, Pierco vs. Permadent vs. dark comb, unwrapping, splitting tricks, queen cells, AFB, varroa, protein patties, daily mumblings and more... Thousands served...