> Spotty brood patterns are caused by > lack of diversity And what might your definition of this be? Gary >within the > drone population and therefore forces the queen to lay diploid eggs, > which are then eaten or removed by the workers. > > ******************************************* > The Bee Works,9 Progress Drive, Unit 2, > Orillia,Ontario. L3V 6H1. Canada. > Phone/Fax 705-326-7171 > http://www.muskoka.net/~beeworks > Quality Bee Breeders. > e-mail <[log in to unmask]> > ***************************************** >