In message <[log in to unmask]>, William Morong
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> I had never seen mother and daughter together, and now
>have seen two cases in a week.
These would be prized for breeding by members of BIBBA over here. It's a
good strategy for the new queen not to kill the old one is it not!! I
have one nuc awaiting the new queen's mating and the old queen is still
laying well. I haven't seen both yet and hope there are still two there.
I had another colony that waited until the new queen mated before the
old queen stopped. Last year I had one colony with two distinct sections
laying but I did not see both queens. I must look harder for the queens
if I suspect it and make sure they are marked in different colours (I
don't use the 5-colour system so that neighbours get different colours,
sometimes 2). I may be happily surprised if I do.
--
James Kilty