In a message dated 15/10/2007 16:23:00 GMT Standard Time,  
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<<But where is the experimental evidence that Amm live  longer?

Phil>>



It's not experimental evidence, but Wedmore says  that 'Although much less 
prolific than the more generally favoured races, [the  British black bee] made 
up for this by increased longevity and would gather more  honey, especially in 
a bad year, than larger stocks of more prolific races.'  Justified or not, I 
think we need to go back way further than Cooper to find the  source,  

Regards,

Robert Brenchley,
Birmingham  UK




   

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