In a message dated 15/10/2007 16:23:00 GMT Standard Time,
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<<But where is the experimental evidence that Amm live longer?
Phil>>
It's not experimental evidence, but Wedmore says that 'Although much less
prolific than the more generally favoured races, [the British black bee] made
up for this by increased longevity and would gather more honey, especially in
a bad year, than larger stocks of more prolific races.' Justified or not, I
think we need to go back way further than Cooper to find the source,
Regards,
Robert Brenchley,
Birmingham UK
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