appears to bee some confusion in common name spellings as well as symptoms: from 'florida bee botany" by m.t.sanford,extension apiculturist,univ.of fla.(usa): "yellow jessamine, gelsenium sempervivens...is a woody vine...occurring from central peninsular florida northwards...blooms from february to march...has been reported as being toxic to honey bees and responsible for reducing colony strength in some areas." from r.j.barker,"poisoning by plants" in "honey bee pests,predators, and diseases, 2nd edition" r.a.morse&r.nowogrodzki,editors [copyright 1990 by cornell university]: yellow jessamine, or carolina jessamine: gelsemium sempervivens (loganiaceae) "...grows from virginia,usa, to guatemala...yields pollen and probably some nectar... bees associated with the blooms became paralyzed and died [ref.cited]...more young nurse bees than field bees seemed to be killed, so the toxin was suspected to be in the pollen [ref.cited]...brood was not killed...sugar syrup containing jessamine blossoms was fed to bees...did not increase mortality [ref.cited]...the possibility of insoluble toxins in pollen and the dilution effect of the sugar syrup needed consideration..." ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]