Hi All We seem to have an increase in postings recently about animals and bees so here is another little one. I recently moved some hives to a farm where they used to grow kitchen herbs. The herb patches are now fallow with wild herbs and I moved my hives into the middle of these patches. The bees are now working some nearby bluegums. Interestingly, a few days after they were moved in the farmer phoned me to say somebody was diggin up the fallow plots. I went and had a look and sure enough the lands were being dug up - closer inspection revealed that the somebody was a large number of bushpigs -rather unfriendly characters fond of roots. Anyhow, I went back there on friday and found that all of the field has now been dug/snuffled and worked except for a small patch around my bees. The conclusion I can draw is that bushpigs don't like bees. I would however have loved to have heard the learning proccess!! Keep well Garth Garth Cambray Camdini Apiaries Grahamstown Apis mellifera capensis Eastern Cape Prov. South Africa Time = Honey After careful consideration, I have decided that if I am ever a V.I.P the I. may not stand for important. (rather influential, ignorant, idiotic, intelectual, illadvised etc)