>I have never seen anybody show that honey bees can even evaluate how
> much honey they have in the hive, let alone how much that quantity would
> last.
I seem to remember reading (not sure where) that empty comb gives off a
pheromone that stimulates bees to forage.
Best wishes
Peter
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