Bonjour a tous ! A friend of mine, rearing queens, asked me : Is it credible that honeybee queens reared in very small nucs, without any drone, would fly shorter distances to mate that queens reared in established hives (with a lot of drones) ? Thanks for your minds. Regards JMVD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jean-Marie Van Dyck email : bitnet jmvandyck@bnandp51 B.P. 102 internet [log in to unmask] B-5000 NAMUR (Belgium) School Med. - Physiol. Chem. dept -----------------------------------------------------------------------------