Hi Stimey& All,

> Can anyone say cell size wasn't increased as an attempt to
> induce larger bees that would over winter better in northern regions.
>

I have never heard this discussed in the old beekeeping books I have. It was
an attempt to get the bees to forage on flowers nectar  that their tongues
could not reach and, so they thought, so they could carry more nectar back
to the hive.

I myself would think that A smaller bee would winter better. This I will
find out soon.

Not all animals in the north are larger, true some are but others are not.
For instance, our frogs up here in Alaska are pretty small. But our
mosquitoes are big enough to carry you away in some regions.

Keith Malone
Chugiak, Alaska USA
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