Hello JJ and All,
Bob wrote:
> > What carefree spirits these drones are and what a
> > rude awakening for the drones come the first cold fall day.
JJ wrote:
>     Ah, yes - I remember when we got our first colony and installed them
in
> the garden.  We came back from our holiday and went to watch them working,
and found the drones being thrown out.  We spent several hours and I don't
know how many rolls of film that afternoon, fascinated, watching the drones
circling and whistling innocently as they looked for a chance to sneak back
in, only to be stopped by the 'doormen' again.

Little known beekeeping tip:
A quick look can tell the beekeeper if all his hives are queenright going
into winter. Queenright like JJ's hive above the girls will be tossing out
drones.
Queenless will NOT be tossing out drones. In fact the drones soon learn this
fact and the queenless hive is overrun with drones. Hmmm.
Sincerely,
Bob Harrison
Odessa, Missouri