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Thu, 28 Nov 2013 16:55:46 +1100
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Re: BEES AS ASTRONOMERS
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On 27/11/2013 8:39 AM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> We are told that bees use day length as a guide to their activities, eg
> the queen (no doubt on the advice of her daughters) starting to lay
> again as the days get longer or reducing the laying rate as they get
> shorter.  How precise are they in this?

Not at all in the sense that if the climate is benign enough and there 
is food available she will lay all year round.

Geoff Manning

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