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Re: Honeybees 'entomb' hives to protect against pesticides, say scientists
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I am curious about this behavior and have also noticed this entombing from time to time..
as I wonder if the stored pollen is somehow deemed substandard by bees or even toxic why isn't it simply
removed from the cell, evacuated, thereby allwoing reutilization of the cell?

Kathy Kellison
Santa Rosa, Ca.

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