Jerry Fries wrote
>In referance to the bees getting smaller on older comb I have a couple of
>questions I hope can be addressed.
>1       Do the smaller bees hatch out in less time?
>2       If  they do hatch in less time ,are there more of them?
>3       Does hatching in less time make them less mature,slowre to develope?
 
. There is no basic difference in the gestation period. All that is
happening is the bees are smaller, because of a smaller cell hole, and
shorter depth of cell. It's the old business of "fish grow to fit the size
of the water" a bigger pond produces bigger fish!
 
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