On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 11:27 AM, randy oliver <[log in to unmask]>

> Joe, the studies that I've seen support the relationship between
> temperature
> and food consumption (and respiration rate).  But it is not a simple linear
> function.  At temps above or below 10C, rates generally go up.  But as the
> cluster gets very tight at lower temperatures, bees my drop into a
> hypoxia-induced ultralow metabolism, and honey consumption may drop again.
>

Hive and Honeybee- colonies consume more honey when temps are 28F and above
and even less when 15F and below. (section on wintering -IV proper
protection).

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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