Pollen is not a side effect. Bees forage for three primary things: nectar, pollen and sap. They make honey from the nectar and "bee bread" from the pollen. Pollen is their only source of protein. Without it they would die. They use sap to make propolis to seal up the hive and glue things in place.

There is indeed plenty in an urban environment. Heck suburban bees live in bee paradise. Year round forage, diverse sources, all that irrigation to keep things in bloom...

Well, this is a fake product that will never exist or work but a normal regular hive will throw off 60-70 pounds of honey a year. Some hives will do 100+ pounds. That's a lot of mead. I only keep one hive but I could easily keep 5 or 6 and get about 400 pounds of honey a year.

The influence and importance of Slashdot in those early to mid years really can't be over stated. Heck, I used to ask job applicants for their UID just to help me sort through all the resumes. Those that answered "What's Slashdot?" went to the bottom of the pile. ;->

Good luck & thank you Rob.

What County would that be? I can't image that there isn't a traffic signal somewhere.

Don't bother. It's crap. The camera is horrid, the controls are sketchy, the save system is weird and incomplete and there are too many places where you miss a 1-pixle-wide jump or an item and have to go way back. Too bad as the art is wonderful.