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-- Chris Slade <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
In a message dated 19/05/2008 11:16:21 GMT Standard Time, 

Does this suggest that bee bread would be a better dietary supplement (and delicious sweetmeat) for humans than trapped pollen?
>>>to me?  no more than the fact that adult bees live essentially on honey would suggest to me that this is a good diet for adult humans.
 
What are 'fight muscles'?
>>>they are typographical errors.  in the sentence following, the phrase "flight muscles" is a good hint as to what "fight muscles" are.
 
How do bees use full strength honey to combat infections?
>>>well, certainly bees use honey as a way to preserve their food...if it were stored in it's consumable form, it would spoil, much like canning or freezing might prevent your winter food stores from rotting.  i can't cite a  specific source that says bees use honey to directly combat infection...but the way they sometimes pack honey on top of pollen would probably be an example.

>>>deknow

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