The answer to the question is definitely yes. She survived a 35% alcohol wash and when I found her today, she laid 5 eggs in a row right while I was watching her on a frame and I could definitely see a single egg in each cell. Pretty cool. Of course, what will come out of those eggs, time will tell. I put the replacement queen in a nuc with a couple of brood frames, just in case. At worst it will be a cheap experiment if I can overwinter a nuc.

Sheer dumb luck I guess, though it makes me wonder why the queen survived and none of the other bees did? Size? I was curious about your 310 bee number in a 1/2 cup, so I actually counted all bees from my 3 washes. None were alive. By the way, my bee counts were from 320 to 390, though I didn't run my finger over the cup when I scooped them, just shook them to level off.

Przemek

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