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lang=EN><EM>Many thanks, Dr. Jim Cane for this - </EM></SPAN></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
lang=EN>Folks- here was a surprise at our compost pile this weekend. A
dozen honey bees were actively collecting and packing <I>coffee grounds</I>,
selecting the finer powder to make pellets the color of baking chocolate.
You can see them in the attached pictures. One can only wonder what this
dietary additive is doing for hive mates. It could be a whole new
buzz! At least most of the caffeine and polyphenolics should have been
extracted in brewing the coffee. No doubt this odd resource use was the
result of our first spring weather, warm enough for bee flight, but without any
bloom yet available for foraging. StarBuckfast bees!</SPAN></P>
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lang=EN>cheers</SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
lang=EN>jim </SPAN></P></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>