Geoff Manning said:
"Here there is normally no break in egg laying. In fact I cannot recall
such a thing. But, that word again, I have seen the hives broodless
during a
pollen dearth, but the queens were still laying."
I'm curious about a colony that is broodless, but the queen still
laying. If the queen were laying, I wouldn't consider the colony
broodless ... unless there was a considerable period where eggs were
seen but no larva (as in, eggs were being laid, but not advancing to
larval stages). This would be reasonable during a pollen dearth - a
colony might cannibalize eggs and youngest larva during a pollen
dearth. So just to clarify - is this what you're referring to?
- Leslie
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