> Is it known how the queen stores the sperm from different drones?.
Please see the abstract under:
http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00265/bibs/8042004/80420247.htm
> ...
> On the other hand if the sperm is 'all mixed up' then we can have different
> types of workers in the hive at the same time.
Yes, this turned out to be the case!
Please see the BEE-L archives. There already has been some discussion
into this.
Michael
--
Michael Haberl
Hessische Landesanstalt fuer Tierzucht, Abt. Bienenzucht
Erlenstr. 9, 35274 Kirchhain, Germany, 51n 9w
Tel: ++49-6422-9406-12
Fax: ++49-6422-9406-33
[log in to unmask]