> Further *anecdotal* evidence can be seen by observing the age of the old
bee
> masters.

Not to argue, but it seems to me that a person has to be in better than
average condition to start in bees, then stay in good shape and good health
to persevere long in bees on any large scale at all.

Those who don't meet these criteria drop by the wayside early in the race
and the finishers are preselected from physically superior individuals.

allen