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Re: Do honeybees need pollen to build comb?
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Bill T <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 21 Apr 2018 14:32:14 -0400
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> Hepburn (2014) states clearly:
>
> > pollen must be available for the normal development of the wax glands
> and for comb construction.
>

Nope- that does not answer it. Yes they need pollen for wax glands, but
that begs the question that, after they are developed,  it is needed to
build comb. Not picking hairs here, since they ae two separate distinct
things.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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