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Date: | Fri, 6 Oct 2006 20:53:20 -0500 |
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Chris mentions:
..."Possibly day length is a factor that is relevant and, logically,
this should be more apparent at higher latitudes"...
Race of bee, climatic , forage, colony state and the rest could be
conditions logical triggers that slow down the laying rate of the queen.
Regarding daylight length - colonies that are in indoor wintering
sheds/rooms for several months do not have the possibility to see light
periods. Yet queens do exhibit increased brood rearing towards the end
of the storage time. Temperatures are controlled (sometimes humidity
levels as well). The colonies do come out with 2 or more frames with brood.
Therefore, light periodicity alone is most probably not a factor that
results in increased/decreased laying rates.
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