[wyenaturalbees] Re: Honey bees with four parents or no mother

  • From: janet lowore <janetlowore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "wyenaturalbees@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <wyenaturalbees@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2018 20:07:58 +0000

Yes I will be coming on Thursday.
Thanks
Janet

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From: wyenaturalbees-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <wyenaturalbees-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
On Behalf Of wyenaturalbeekeeping
Sent: 02 December 2018 17:04
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Subject: [wyenaturalbees] Honey bees with four parents or no mother

Paul from Oxfordshire Natural Beeks has forwarded a link to this article in new 
scientist about gynandromorphy in honey bees. The more we know about bees the 
more we realise how little we really know at all. Isn’t that what’s so good 
about this natural beekeeping journey?! 
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2186602-some-honeybees-have-four-parents-or-no-mother-and-we-dont-know-why/
If you want the full article you can find it here:
http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/14/11/20180670

Paul also forwarded an article about how rough interior surfaces in hives 
encourage propolis collection which - surprise - results in lower bacterial 
loads for the honey bees in the colony. 
https://entomologytoday.org/2018/11/28/propolis-how-beekeepers-encourage-better-hive-health/

Hope to see you all on Thursday - if you haven’t already, please do let us know 
if you’re coming as I need to let Sheila know numbers.
All the best
Monica








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