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Re: Differences in colony size by latitude?
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Geoff Manning <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 21 Jan 2015 11:10:08 +1100
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On 18/01/2015 1:20 PM, randy oliver wrote:
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> Could any of you who have practical experience in both high and low
> latitudes comment on this--do colonies grow larger in the north?
>
I recall Norm Rice, noted queen breeder from Queensland, telling me that 
a visitor from Tasmania asking him "where were all the bees". This 
proves that colonies grow larger in the south!

Geoff Manning

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