> Is there a definitive description of what/how the larvae are fed?

As best I can tell, the nurses vary the relative proportions of secretions
from the hypopharyngeal and mandibular glands.  Any pollen appears to be a
contaminant, rather than an intentional source of food.


-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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