> >roof are down tight, some keepers even cover them with plastic. Now, if the > >bees are using up the available oxygen, leaving carbon dioxide, which will > >rise with the heat created, the hive becomes a death trap. If this were the case, we'd also have a lot of dead Eskimos. Think of the hive in the winter as a bee igloo. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dave D. Cawley | Where a social revolution is pending and, University Of Scranton | for whatever reason, is not accomplished, [log in to unmask] | reaction is the alternative. ddc1@SCRANTON | -Daniel De Leon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~