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Re: Feral colonies [Was: TBH question.]
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Marc Studebaker <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 20 Oct 2005 20:40:54 -0500
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is the bees have got no memory of cell size then
> why would they not simply draw 4.9mm. right away when given the 4.9mm
> pattern?

> Follow the pattern girls! They do with 5.1 clear up to 5.4 mm. WHY NOT
> WHEN

I think the problem here in the US is that we have not fully converted to
the metric system and my bees can't read a metric ruler, so about 5 per inch
seems to be work most of the time.
Marc Studebaker

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