could It be that a queen was being superseded?
 
If both queens were marked you might want to check them. Also look
for queen cells.
 
you might want to requeen if that was the case cause the bees from
both colonies could mean a cross bred queen
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> From: Garry Libby <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Drones in February?
> Date: Thursday, February 20, 1997 2:28 AM
>
> Any ideas on why drones were flying from both of my hives
yesterday?I live in
> Boston,USA. Yesterday the temperature was 64 degrees F.One hive is
Buckfast
> the other is Italian.Both seem to be healthy.This has been my first
year
> keeping bees and this goes against everything that i've read.any
suggestions
> would be appreciated.Thank You.  Garry Libby  [log in to unmask]
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