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Hi Allen
> At one point, researchers, for various reasons investigated the idea of
> making bees larger.
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> AFAIK, nobody has properly investigated making bees *smaller*.
Work was done both upwards and downwards, by a loose group of
non-scientist beekeepers led by Beo Cooper who was a Government
entomologist working in UK Midlands. This work was done in the early
1960s and as far as I can find out all of the original participants are
now deceased. There does exist a stack of information that comprises the
body of the work of Beo Cooper much of which was about bees, but that is
two filing cabinets full of disparate papers and notes that are as
disorganised as my own filing cabinets.
The gentleman that holds the papers is somewhat reclusive, but I hope at
some time in the future to assemble a small team of individuals to comb
through that information in order that items of importance can be made
available to a wider audience.
Regards & Best 73s, Dave Cushman, G8MZY
http://melliferabees.net Email: [log in to unmask]
Short FallBack M/c, Build 7.21/2.01
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