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the golden ratio
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Larry Krengel <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 6 Jun 2005 12:56:50 -0500
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I received a question from someone who read The Da Vinci Code.  I am one of
the few who have not yet read it.  My reading friend says the book contends
that the golden ratio - 1.618 - is, among other naturally occuring things,
the ration between male and female bees in the hive.  I don't recall any
established ratio.  In fact, the ration varies with season and conditions.
Yet I could not respond authoritatively to my friend.  Any thoughts on this
claim?

Larry Krengel
Marengo, IL

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