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Re: Bees in History
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Peter Edwards <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 6 Feb 2004 20:32:31 -0000
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Leland Hubbell wrote:
> Might not the 'unusual situation' be that the hive has been
> opened, disturbing the normal movement of the bees?
>
> It seems like a far reach that a cluster found in such fashion is
> 'restricting the queen'

But bees do ball queens sometimes when they are disturbed - particularly
after the introduction of a new queen.

Peter Edwards
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www.stratford-upon-avon.freeserve.co.uk/

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