Posted for Trevor:

> One simple observation.  A queenless colony will more or less cease
> Pollen collection, but will still gather nectar.

This is not my observation.  Queenless colonies usually have the brood
chamber packed out with pollen.  If they were ceasing pollen collection
because they were queenless then there should be none or minimal pollen
stored in the brood box.  We have frames that are absolutely packed full
with pollen in these queenless colonies.

Trevor Weatherhead
AUSTRALIA

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