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Re: None of today's queens seem to produce bees like 30-50 years ago

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Chris Slade <[log in to unmask]>

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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>

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Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:22:58 -0500

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So what has caused the reduced life span of workers? Overwork? Poor 
nutrition? Genetic selection against longevity by beekeepers' habit of 
annual requeening, thus not spotting the long lived productive queens 
which might produce workers with those qualities?   Chris

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