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Subject:	Re: eco friendly insulation
From:	Derek Mitchell <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Tue, 5 Dec 2023 17:43:36 -0500
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"The mantle bees are not metabolising on a significant scale"

James as mentioned earlier, using infra red they measure the thorax, head and abdomen temperatures. A Thorax at a higher temperature than  head or abdomen is a bee that is metabolising significantly. 

Stabentheiner, A., Pressl, H., Papst, T., Hrassnigg, N. and Crailsheim, K. 2003. Endothermic heat production in honeybee winter clusters. Journal of Experimental Biology. 206(2), pp.353–358.

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