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Offline amandrea

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The end of life
« on: January 09, 2008, 07:58:10 pm »
As always with anything I learn I find I only have more questions. When an old bee can no longer fly is it allowed to remain in the hive and do other work until, with addeled senses, it is dragged from the hive?
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Re: The end of life
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2008, 08:18:38 pm »
It is usually pushed out of the hive. If it can't contribute it is a waste of resources.

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Re: The end of life
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2008, 08:50:19 am »
Often the old bee will fly off to die, or perhaps it will just not make it back or get caught out after dark.  Sad...but that is a bee's life.  :-D

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Re: The end of life
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2008, 10:27:58 am »
Normally the loss of flying ability co-incides with the loss of digesting sugar ability. 
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