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Aaron Morris <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 10 Jun 2017 10:53:25 -0400
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On Sat, Jun 10, 2017 at 8:24 AM, Peter Borst <[log in to unmask]>
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> ​... my curiosity was spurred by the use of the word "regale."
>
> ​Yes, it wasn't quite the word I was looking for but I figured in a
stretch it would fit.  I considered "retinue" but ​

​that implies too few bees for the task of controlling ​heat and humidity
for cells.  I imagine even the numbers of bees in a battery box would be
too few to care for more than a few cells.  But it struck me as KISS: let
the bees handle the task rather than SWAGing with hot water and moist
towels.

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