>
> >How does this differ from bees born when a queen is failing and there is
> no open brood? Or from bees born when their frame is transmitted from a
> thriving hive to a weak one that has no brood?
Not saying that it does. Charlie's observations (as well as mine) about
long-lived queenless bees would support that hypothesis.
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Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com
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