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In a message dated 18/03/2007 12:54:47 GMT Standard Time,
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<<I don't know the answer to this question. I've always assumed they
were old bees but I noticed a bee on it's back in the snow last weekend
when I was up checking stores, it's legs were moving ever so feebly.>>
From what I've read here in the UK, some strains have a tendency to fly
under snow, get disoriented, and finish up like this. Others, notably Amm,
fly very little in winter, and don't succumb. All I can say from my own
observations is that the hybrids I used to keep flew a lot on mild winter days, and
did come out and die in the snow. The strain I have now is rarely seen in
winter, and stays inside under snow. Are there strains in the US which resist
this sort of suicide?
Regards,
Robert Brenchley
Birmingham UK
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