> This years observation is the same as last year and 2 years ago. In
> May/June I start seeing smaller workers among larger workers. The difference
> is pretty striking, smaller workers are 20% maybe to 30% smaller than large
> workers.  These smaller workers seem to function normally and they have no
> deformities for the eye.
>

Dennis Murrel operating with bee made comb noted that winter bees were
smaller than the spring/summer bees,  so it may be that you are looking at
later bees that are larger rather than new bees that are smaller. You have
had several generations of larger bees so the ones left over from winter
would be small and in the minority.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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