Bill T wrote:
> Another interesting aspect- I read that the bees form a ice
> crystal barrier around the cluster through the moisture they give
> off which also acts as an insulator, so drying it up may lead to
> cooler bees and be counterproductive.
Can you give a source for this? There was a vary interesting article in ABJ by
Wyatt Magnum on the winter cluster sometime last year(?). I don't recall
anything about an ice barrier. Perhaps Wyatt missed it too.
Thanks,
Aaron