>Unless a newly-emerged bee has had a chance to consume some pollen, you are dealing with a protein-starved partially-developed organism, and then
expecting it to survive on a diet of sugar and water alone.
True enough- but does this explain why similar conditions appear to suggest shortened lifespans over the past 50 years?
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