Chris wrote:
> I wondered whether a dark bee would be given an edge by being able to
> absorb
> a bit more radiated heat on cold days.
This works two ways - dark colours radiate heat better as well as absorbing
it, so they would tend to lose heat faster if there was no sun.
Cerana has two colour morphs - light plains, dark hills - but I am not sure
what we cabn deduce from that.
Peter Edwards
(wondering why we paint our radiators white!)
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