Christina wrote: "I know you identify closely with your bees, but bees 
are NOT living longer
than ever today."

Is anybody selecting for longevity?  Common practice appears to be to 
requeen frequently and so the beekeeper has no idea whether the queen 
(s)he has eliminated prematurely had and was able to pass onto her 
daughters genes ensuring a longer than average life.

Chris




  

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