>
> > It appeared that
> the colonies somehow anticipated the consequences of continued brood
> rearing in the face of reduced forage and adjusted accordingly to keep
> the bee
> population levels small enough to avoid starvation.
I observe the same apparent behavior. Which is why I am loathe to dismiss
the idea that the colony is unaware of the amount of reserves that they
have stored.
--
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com
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