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Keith Malone <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 17 Oct 2005 06:17:20 -0800
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Hello All,

> foraging closer to home and coming up short.
> The ability to successfully compete for a scarce resource is an important
> factor for survival.
>

When a non-beekeeper asks me "How far will bees fly to forage?" I tell them, "Only as far as they have to." If they have to forage a far distance from the hive they are then only maintaining.

 . ..   Keith Malone, Chugiak, Alaska USA, http://www.cer.org/,
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/akbeekeepers/ ,
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Norlandbeekeepers/ ,
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