There may be some truth in this. Only yesterday I used my mobile phone (cellphone) to talk an apprentice at the other end of the County through opening her hive (without smoke or veil). She was disappointed to find that, despite quite a bit of activity, there were fewer bees than she expected and no brood.
Chris
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