On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:01:02 -0700, randy oliver <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Has anyone seen any actual data from a trial?

Not exactly, but in order to muddy the waters, how about this:

> While faster developing queens mature earlier and are therefore able to emerge sooner,
workers may imprison queens in their cells for as many as 5 days using a variety of 
behaviours. 

"The influence of queen age and quality during queen replacement in honeybee colonies" by 
David R. Tarpy, et al  
Animal Behaviour Volume 59, Issue 1, January 2000, Pages 97-101

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