> Hi Allen.
> Great idea!
> I believe that nature is doing just that already.  I think that in A.
> dorsata colonies several queens can be found co-existing simultaneously.
 
Hmmm.  I wasn't aware of that.
 
> Hence, theoretically, it might be a genetic trait, and one that might
> possibly be developed through research in other races of bees.
 
I *think* it would be a good thing -- for beekeepers anyhow, but maybe not.
 I wonder...
 
Allen