>
> >I pondered that, but does it apply? Zero brood,
Also zero brood in the winter cluster.
> > bees hanging with no comb break
There is virtually no insulation value to the "break" of the empty combs in
the cluster
, >and zero activity to speak of, I suspect the energy levels in this
> state are different?
>
I suspect that disturbance such as trucking will greatly affect energy
consumption
> I still suspect its because they uptake to much sugar in order to gain
access to the moisture
I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if that were the case!
Additional info at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3227735/
for energy use figures
http://jeb.biologists.org/content/jexbio/91/1/25.full.pdf This one is for
hanging swarms, which may be applicable to package clusters.
--
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com
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