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Subject:	Re: Resveratrol
From:	Dave Cushman <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Wed, 27 May 2009 23:07:16 +0100
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Hi all

Peter said...

> Would keeping bees younger simply increase the number of house bees and 
> prevent them from moving on to foraging?  Interfering here seems like 
> madness to me.

I agree, there is no need to use chemicals to induce longer life, the 
bees have this capability, but little will show in US bees as they have 
largely eliminated the A. m. mellifera genes that cause longevity, by 
selecting against the dark European honey bee for the last 120 years.

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Regards & Best 73s, Dave Cushman, G8MZY
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