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> >As long as the bees are not depleting their fat bodies they act like
> winter bees and have long life.
As best I can tell, the fat bodies are purposely depleted during the
transition from mid-age to forager, in order to lighten the weight of the
foragers, rather than due to lack of food.
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Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com
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