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Re: Bees, circadian rhythms
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randy oliver <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 10 Dec 2017 09:21:06 -0800
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> >I remember reading about the experiments of moving bees long distances to
> suss out the circadian rhythms.


Let's keep in mind how readily bees reset.  Large numbers of autumn package
bees from the Southern Hemisphere are shipped to early spring in Canada
each year.  In order for them to forage in Canada, they'd need to shift
their circadian rhythms by a number of hours.  I'm curious as to how much
they suffer from jet lag.

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

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