First I must explain that this is the first time I have posted a question
to the list and I hope I haven't messed it up somehow, if so, I appolozise
in advance. I did try to reply once and made a mistake for which I got
several messages letting me know it was not appreciated.
<I'm a little gun-shy now>
 
My question is: a couple of days ago I found a hive that had up to 3 eggs
in one cell and the laying pattern was very spiratic with cells missed. I
replaced the queen but I am still puzzled about this behavior. I have read
that this is a sign of a laying worker, but this hive had a queen. Can it
also have a laying worker, or do queens sometime do this too?
 
Cammie