>I wonder if this will be so?

Elbert R. Jaycox did research prior to 1976 on bees emerging from different
size cells. He wrote in his book "Beekeeping in the Midwest" that bees can
raise a bee up to 17% smaller and up to 17% larger for the standard for the
bee tested.

The big *unknown* was if the size was simply controlled by cell size  or did
the bees care for the bees differently and vary the food given the brood!

We know any fertilized egg can become a queen (perfect insect) though
nutrition and different gland secretions than the worker bee.

 This is the BIG unknown factor in the discussion! Can the nurse bees
control the size of the bee to match cell size?

Sincerely,
Bob Harrison
Odessa, Missouri

"If the queen is a perfect insect does it mean all workers are imperfect?"

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