Yes, the Museum on Natural History in Raleigh, NC has an indoor observation hive. I just headed up a team that put an observation hive in the Riverbanks Zoo here in Columbia, SC. Give me a telephone call and I will be glad to discuss. Home 803-957-8897 Work 803-939-7409 David MacFawn ---------- >From: Calum Ewing >To: Multiple recipients of list BEE-L >Subject: Demonstration Bee Hives >Date: Friday, January 19, 1996 4:46PM > >Return-Path: <@ncrcae.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM:[log in to unmask]> >Received: from ncrcae.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM by msgate.ColumbiaSC.ATTGIS.COM id > <[log in to unmask]>; Fri, 19 Jan 96 16:06:16 edt >Received: by ncrcae.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM; 19 Jan 96 16:03:14 EST >Received: from ncrgw1.UUCP (ncrgw1@localhost) by ncrhub5.attgis.com > (8.7.3/8.7.3) with UUCP id QAA17986 for > msgate.columbiasc.attgis.com!davem; Fri, 19 Jan 1996 16:01:55 -0500 (EST) >Received: by ncrgw1.ATTGIS.COM; 19 Jan 96 15:57:49 EST >Received: from CNSIBM.ALBANY.EDU by CNSIBM.ALBANY.EDU (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with > BSMTP id 9354; Fri, 19 Jan 96 15:43:01 EST >Received: from CNSIBM.ALBANY.EDU (NJE origin LISTSERV@ALBNYVM1) by > CNSIBM.ALBANY.EDU (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 9355; Fri, 19 Jan 1996 > 15:42:58 -0500 >Received: from CNSIBM.ALBANY.EDU by CNSIBM.ALBANY.EDU (LISTSERV release 1.8b) > with NJE id 7452 for [log in to unmask]; Fri, 19 Jan 1996 15:42:52 > -0500 >Received: from ALBNYVM1 (NJE origin SMTP@ALBNYVM1) by CNSIBM.ALBANY.EDU (LMail > V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 9349; Fri, 19 Jan 1996 15:42:52 -0500 >Received: from trademart-1.ednet.ns.ca by CNSIBM.ALBANY.EDU (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) > with TCP; Fri, 19 Jan 96 15:42:50 EST >Received: from nsm-1.nsm.EDnet.NS.CA by trademart-1.ednet.ns.ca (AIX 4.1/UCB > 5.64/4.04-940317) id AA29520; Fri, 19 Jan 1996 16:33:59 -0400 >Received: from FS0101_EDU_NSM_MAIN/MAILQUEUE by mailserv.nsm.ednet.ns.ca > (Mercury 1.21); 19 Jan 96 16:46:45 -400 >Received: from MAILQUEUE by FS0101_EDU_NSM_MAIN (Mercury 1.21); 19 Jan 96 > 16:46:13 -400 >Received: from nsm-49.nsm.EDnet.NS.CA by mailserv.nsm.ednet.ns.ca (Mercury > 1.21); 19 Jan 96 16:46:11 -400 >Priority: normal >X-Mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v2.23) >Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> >Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 16:46:11 -400 >Reply-To: Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]> >Sender: Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]> >Comments: Authenticated sender is <EWINGCN@[142.227.141.1]> >From: Calum Ewing <EWINGCN@[142.227.141.1]> >Subject: Demonstration Bee Hives >To: Multiple recipients of list BEE-L <[log in to unmask]> >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- >Hello, > >The Museum of Natural History in Nova Scotia is considering setting up >a demonstration bee hive the help visitors learn about bees, >pollination and insects in general. Does anyone have any references, >advice or experiences with demonstration hives set up indoors? We >were wondering things like: > >How far are bees willing to travel, say through a plexiglass tube, to >reach the outdoors? > >How do they react to lighting of the hive interior (eg. through >plexiglass sides) or movement of people near the hive? > >Has anyone had success overwintering bees indoors (we're at >Lat. 44 00 00)? > >Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Please reply >directly to me, or to the list if you think your information may be of >wider interest. > >Thanks for your help. > >Calum Ewing >Registrar >Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History >E-mail: [log in to unmask] > >URL: http://rs6000.nshpl.library.ns.ca/nsmuseum/summer.html >