A while back there was discussion on queen piping and I contributed by relating my experience on a worker piping.
Just to relate an incident I saw this week when I was catching a queen bee from a nuc. The piping sound was coming from the frame in my hand. I saw the queen but she was not the one making the noise. I caught and caged her but the piping still continued. I turned the frame over and saw a worker doing the "push ups" and making the piping sound.
This is the second time that I have seen workers piping. The piping sound sounds to me similar to what I hear when we have queen bees and escorts in cages held in the house.
Trevor Weatherhead
AUSTRALIA
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