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Subject:	Re: Correlation btwn Honey Production and Aggression
From:	Peter Edwards <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Sun, 13 Apr 2014 23:01:10 +0100
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> Have you any study you can quote which supports this as I have been unable to find one.

No.  Like you I only have the Beowolf Cooper statement.  Probably time some work was done on this.  What I do see is that the smaller A.m.m. colonies do gather at least as much honey as the very much larger other colonies (Italians for example), but require a fraction of the feed.  Last autumn I fed just 7.5kg (fondant = roughly 6.75kg sugar) to most colonies and some have not even used that.  When we look at the cost of inputs these colonies win hands down.

Best wishes

Peter 
52°14'44.44"N, 1°50'35"W

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