sf wrote:
>
> On Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:07:51 -0500, "modom (palindrome guy)"
> > wrote:
>
> >The earlier hive produced two swarms this spring. I got a guy from the
> >county extension to take care of them. He took one and gave me one.
> >The swarm that the bee guy gave me left the box I had them in out at
> >the community garden after a few weeks. One day they were just gone.
> >No bees. None dead. None alive. The ridiculous prospect that we may
> >have a case of homing bees has occurred to me.
>
> Either that or they were rustled. Next time, put an itty bitty band
> around one leg before you release them. Then you'll know if you've
> got homing bees or not.
>
> --
> I love cooking with wine.
> Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Could be that colony collapse thing... not good...