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Re: Effect of heat on drone fertility - recant
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Bill Hesbach <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 10 Jan 2019 13:21:18 -0500
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Jerry >We discovered years ago that inside hive temperatures usually spike for 10-20 minutes when a swarm leaves a hive.



Yes, I remember you recounting your experience. And it's not the only time workers and drones are heated to extremes under natural conditions. I've read that drones will fly with thorax temps of 52℃ which, I assume, heat the entire bee well above a critical level since they do not regurgitate cooling liquids as foragers do. 



Bill Hesbach
Cheshire CT

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