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Re: Honeybees being wiped out
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randy oliver <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 5 May 2020 07:28:42 -0700
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> >describe them as ageing overwintered workers. Very few colonies are virus
> positive without overt symptoms.


In my experience, those bees have  a different look than "aged" or
"robbing" bees.  Their wings are clearly chewed, their setae are more
evenly removed, and they tend to quiver and not move around well.

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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