>>>  My point, which obviously I've not convinced people of - in addition to the known drift factors there's something innate to colonies that determine whether they tend to stay neutral or gain or lose forager bees.
<><><>  Since bees are highly scent reactive, do you think that some colonies might have a more honey bee attractant hive odor than others in close proximity and that other colonies might have a less attractive hive odor than others in close proximity?


Mike in LA

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