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[Bill Jones <billj AT harborside.com>]

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