>> >It appears that calorie restriction extends life expectancy. Research >> >on >> a number of species indicate that a 30% decrease in intake has an effect. >> I >> don't know that honeybees have been included Colonies which are allowed to become short of honey stores in fall will fly themselves to death looking for food in my experience, and consequently become worthless for wintering purposes, even if fed. Such colonies often die before Christmas. That observation would seem to dismiss the idea on a colony-wide level, and I 'm not sure how calorie restriction could occur for individuals in a society where food is shared around constantly, and where, if one bee is starving, it will be found that the others are too. (Drones excepted). *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html