>All pollen is highly nutritious, its germ plasm.

Perhaps to some organisms, but not necessarily to Apis mellifera.  Some
pollens are nutritionally incomplete, and a number are harmful or outright
poisonous.

>PS. There aren't "races of bees" in most of the developed world, the bees
> are a mixture of pre-existing subspecies.
>

Pete, you're really going out on limbs the past few days.  There is plenty
of strong evidence otherwise.

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

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