>>So, if these are developing properly, despite the rotation, then I see no > reason why Queen cells would be a special case. > I haven't seen actual data, but the inversion of boxes with queen cells is commonly suggested as a means to make the bees destroy the cells. My only personal experiences are that when I have inadvertently placed bars of freshly-grafted queen cells upside down into starter colonies, the bees completely clean out the cells. Randy Oliver *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Access BEE-L directly at: http://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?A0=BEE-L