I was having a conversation with a fellow bee keeper today. We
were discussing the role of the QUEEN SUBSTANCE.  In our discussion the
levels of queen substance distributed throughout the hive would become
lowered under two circumstances.  In the first circumstance there could
be an abundance of bees <very strong hive> which would lead to the
distribution of Q.S. over a greater number of bee's thus making the bees
prepare to swarm as a function of diminished Q.S.per bee.  In the second
condition whereas the queen may begin to fail or weaken, again the
quantity or quality of the Q.S. changes significantly to signal
supercedure. Any thoughts on this or is there info available regarding
these thoughts.  Thanking the list in advance!   Maynard
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