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From: allen <[log in to unmask]> 
Date: 07/21/2013  5:55 PM  (GMT-06:00) 
To: [log in to unmask] 
Subject: Re: [BEE-L] PF100s Three Years Later 
 
>> I do have an interest in knowing if small changes in cell size
>> might have importance in northern winters and springs. 

I think after all the cell size debate we have seen on Bee-L the research of Dr. Elbert Jaycox sums the situation correctly.

Bees are capable of drawing cell size approx 17% smaller or larger than their size.

All different sizes are present in most hives but usually smaller in the brood nest as in honey storage areas.

I have saw workers raised in drone cells and emerge normal size.

I kept for years in my office a plastic green drone cell frame which was drawn with solid worker cell in the center

Bob







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