In message <[log in to unmask]>, James Kilty
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>I have
>a hunch (as I have not recorded the detailed dates) that workers may
>bring a cooled egg into play. Colleagues have reported queen cells being
>produced after all eggs should have hatched, i.e., more than 3 days
>after a swarm left or a split was made. I will look out carefully for
>evidence and report it.
Yesterday I looked at a split above its parent, completely separated by
a perforated zinc barrier to check for emergency cells having 1 week
earlier cut cells down to one open one as usual. I found the sealed cell
as expected, no unsealed worker brood at all and one new queen cell with
royal jelly in. I culled it without confirming absolutely that there
actually was a larva in it. So, on with the observations.
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James Kilty