In a message dated 16/12/2009 00:08:00 GMT Standard Time,  
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I do not  want to become a pro or con of climate change (or convince
any one of my  personal views), I only want to have actual data of
beekeeping events of  the past to relate to sun cycles and figure out
how to keep bees in this  foreseable future.



It is known that sunspot cycles do have effects on life on Earth, an  
example (from memory, can't quote a reference) being the first blooming of  
snowdrops which follows the cycle. At an astronomical observatory a year or so  
ago and astronomer showed me graphs of sunspot activity and 'global warming' 
and  there appeared to be a similar pattern.  The biggest bee losses in the 
UK  in recent years was in 1987 according to government data gleaned from 
the  reports of Bee Inspectors finding hives dead when they went to inspect 
them. I  have no idea what the Maunder situation was then.
 
Chris

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