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Re: Many unanswered questions
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randy oliver <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 30 Jul 2018 16:26:06 -0700
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The life span of a queen is a function of the amount of sperm remaining in
her spermatheca.  Therefore queens wouldn't be expected to last as long for
almond pollinators in California (with year-round high rates of egglaying)
as they would in the North, where they may only lay eggs for 7 months.


-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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