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Letter: Follow that bee

Published 16 December 2014

From Marco Overdale

In his letter defending the invasive plant Himalayan balsam, Granville Tunnicliffe Wilson mentions that bees return to his hive covered with its characteristic pollen, but he doesn’t know where they have found it (20 September, p 31).

Perhaps he should observe the famed bee dance of returning workers. This will give him direction and distance to the plant in question.
Wellington, New Zealand

Issue no. 3000 published 20 December 2014

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