Wilson writes:
How do I explain the large, but queenless hive I saw last
week, with no brood (not even capped), lots of honey and
pollen, and one queen cell with a single egg, properly
laid.

Reply:
All hives have a certain percentage of intercaste workers
that can lay low volume viable eggs that in emergencies
could/might be used; as for stealing egg....well, bees have
been known to carry things in their mouths, and for
intelligence to bring it home maybe....well that is
certainly open to debate.

Respectfully submitted,

Dee A. Lusby
Small Cell Commercial Beekeeper
Moyza, Arizona
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/organicbeekeepers/

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