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Re: Dearth
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David Baker <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 9 Jul 2018 05:34:15 -0600
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On Sun, Jul 8, 2018, 3:16 PM randy oliver <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> as a California beekeeper... who is intimately familiar

with extended deaths....
>
> It's not about rain, it's about pollen income.
>

We have nectar dearths frequently here, but not pollen. In your experience
Randy, will they rear brood with stored beebread and only shut down when
that is exhausted as well? Or do they ignore that in a midsummer dearth.

David Baker
To Bee or Not To Bee
Denver, CO USA

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