Hi Allen

> At one point, researchers, for various reasons investigated the idea of 
> making bees larger.
> 
> AFAIK, nobody has properly investigated making bees *smaller*.

Work was done both upwards and downwards, by a loose group of 
non-scientist beekeepers led by Beo Cooper who was a Government 
entomologist working in UK Midlands. This work was done in the early 
1960s and as far as I can find out all of the original participants are 
now deceased. There does exist a stack of information that comprises the 
body of the work of Beo Cooper much of which was about bees, but that is 
two filing cabinets full of disparate papers and notes that are as 
disorganised as my own filing cabinets.

The gentleman that holds the papers is somewhat reclusive, but I hope at 
some time in the future to assemble a small team of individuals to comb 
through that information in order that items of importance can be made 
available to a wider audience.


Regards & Best 73s, Dave Cushman, G8MZY
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