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Charles Linder <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 11 Jul 2018 10:17:49 -0500
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> Move to a new spot 5 miles or more away, and see what the weight loss is
> like after a day of flight activity.

That’s been discussed offline,   as of yet I have discarded the concept,  while initial weight seems to be a clue,  it would be almost impossible IMO to learn anything from it,  small numbers of forager are going to be replaced quickly by recruitment,  and how does one even begin to calculate the water/ nectar in and out, vs a new location where foraging is going to be off right away? 

  
At roughly 200 bees per ounce,  can we really accurately see a variation of 2 or 3 ounces and really compare that to what forage they should be bringing in??  might be able to see pounds,  or half pounds,  but how do we tie that back to forage base,  and tricks to mimimize actually loss?

Charles

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