> Can you estimate what percentage of the time you experience these WTF
moments?

When just collecting additional data from something that we already have
considerable experience with, not too often.

But with something that we're trying for the first few times, around 30-50%
of the time.
I've spoken with a number of researchers about testing something "makes
perfect sense."  With regard to field research with bees, being wrong at
least a third of the time is a common feeling.
Being wrong opens an opportunity to discoveries!

Just this week I was titrating to determine the amount of oxalic acid
residues inside empty cells or on dead or live bees in a single deep of
drawn combs after an OAV.
We ran three replicates with slight variations, and got wildly different
results.  WTF!  So we'll continue until we can figure it out.

Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
530 277 4450
ScientificBeekeeping.com

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