> As the size of the drinks cup in relation to the measuring unit known > in American parlance as 'a cup' is anybody's guess. Or does Jim (or > perhaps Laura) know this relationship? Laura (goddess of the kitchen and master of the steam-injected, brick-lined, ion-drive oven) knows all. She rattled off that a "cup" equals: 8 fluid ounces 0.5 pints 0.25 quarts 0.0625 US gallons (Not those weird "imperial" gallons!) 0.236875 liters 64 drams 7680 drops from an eyedropper Any more than the above, and "my cup runneth over". (Psalms 23:5) There are actual "measuring cups", graduated measures for the kitchen, but experienced bakers measure everything by weight rather than by volume. Our favorite device for measuring honey is the "Wonder Cup" http://www.jensco.com/wondercup.html a cylinder/piston device that eliminates waste by pushing all the honey out of the graduated cylinder. Those living in the 21st Century will be happy to know that there is also a "METRIC Wonder Cup". They use the highly self-contradictory name "Metric Wonder Cup" because the name "Metric 0.25 Liter Graduated Cyinder" would take so long to say that their telephone sales staff would not be able to take as many orders in a day. I tried to count the number of bees in a cup this afternoon, but they kept flying out before I could fill the cup, let alone count them. Frustrating. Therefore, I must report that the maximum capacity of a cup in actual feild trials appears to be exactly 4 bees, and that the actual capacity of the "cup" does not appear to matter in the least. jim :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/BEE-L for rules, FAQ and other info --- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::