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Subject:
Short-lived bees after feeding pollen supplements
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Wayne Pitts <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 22 Nov 2006 22:04:40 -0800
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Doug Somerville Apiary Officer New South Wales Agricultural Department
Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia states in his paper, Honey bee
nutrition and supplementary feeding, available at this link:
http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/reader/3271

"Prolonged feeding of protein supplements will result in short-lived bees.
Two generations of brood can be satisfactorily obtained before this
situation develops"

Has anyone experienced this and if so, how long is short-lived?  Does this
mean the life cycle is compressed or that the foraging part of the life
cycle is shortened?  

Wayne

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