>
> >In the spermatheca is sperm stored separately by drone, or is it freely
> mixing and becoming 'homogenous'?


I'm also with Pete.  Note that the sperm is homogenized PRIOR to being
stored in the spermatheca--the vast majority is discarded after
homogenization, prior to storage.

However, it appears that there are occasionally "pockets."  What we
sometimes observe is a sudden "change" in the colony (color or
temperament), suggesting that the queen "hit" such a pocket.
-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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