>
> > I suppose marking bees as they emerge might help observe who is eating
> the patties.
>
Or simply dying the patties, then dissecting nurse bees on brood a few hours
later to see if they actually ate any.
Also could collect those eating, then dissect them after an hour to see if
the food was digested, or merely passed quickly through the gut.
Randy Oliver
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