>>> honey production from thrifty bees over the course of a year will
closely equal that of more prolific bees who eat more all year long.
Question: If you took a hive of the more prolific bees and moved it to a new location within a couple hundred yards, would the nurse bees and house bees that remained with the hive be sufficient to carry through the winter at a reduced population number and thus need less in the way of stores for the winter? The field bees, those with a short remaining life span and not raised as worker bees to carry through the winter would return to the old location and thus not be a liability to the overwintering hive. Just a thought that came to mind when reading the post referenced above.
Mike in LA
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