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Re: Africanized bees
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William Bartlett <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:24:55 -0400
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On Apr 11, 2012, at 2:21 PM, Lloyd Spear wrote:

>   I don't know if anyone
> has determined if they can overwinter.

Apis mellifera has a natural instinct to brood their eggs.
They know that they must keep the eggs a certain temperature
in order for them to hatch.  This natural tendency is awful close to
clustering up when it gets cold.  I don't think they will have much
trouble moving North.

Billy Bee 

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