My mutts, carny and WSU based, will mostly shut down in early to mid
> Sept. with still a month of available pollen that they continue to haul in
> and store until the end of Oct. By then they can easily have 3 or 4 frames
> surrounding the nest of mostly stored pollen.



I concur, that's the norm for our bees in Western MT.


Also, day length is well known to affect bees - old experiments with bees in darkened rooms and on ships clearly demonstrated diurnal responses.

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