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> When you lift the cover of a queenless hive the bees "roar" somewhat like the
> sound of a colony that has been smoked too much.
> Perhaps that is what your friend heard.

In my experience it takes more than a few days to have a hive start to
"sound queenless."

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"Test everything.  Hold on to the good."  (1 Thessalonians 5:21)

Tom Elliott
Chugiak,  Alaska
U.S.A.
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