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Subject:	Re: resurrecting bees, kamikaze bees etc
From:	Allen Dick <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Thu, 23 Mar 2023 21:04:23 -0400
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>  Jeffrees found that oversized clusters tend to overheat and
die of thirst.

Of course. We can overdo it, but if there are big populations early in the fall, we see them adjust the cluster size to optimal.  Single settle on smaller clusters than doubles.

How they work that out I have no clue, but hey do.

If they are undersize, though, they keep every bee, it seems.

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