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  • From: Bill Jones <billj AT harborside.com>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Fwd: Bee death syndrome
  • Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:51:27 -0800

Wendy wrote:


a. The complete absence of adult bees in colonies, with no or little
build up of dead bees in the colonies or in front of those colonies.

Maybe they just developed individuality. :)

c. The presence of food stores, both honey and bee bread
i. which is not robbed by other bees, and
ii. when attacked by hive pests such as wax moth and small hive
beetle, the attack is noticeably delayed (days, weeks

It's interesting that other bees, pests, and the larvae themselves avoid the food stores.

Bill
S. Oregon coast




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