>These looked good enough that I did not open them.  I wanted the queens

> to emerge --assuming they housed queens.
>

I completely understand.  The reason that I asked, is that when I'm rearing
queens, there are occasionally cells with no larvae in them.  These cells
are often excessively long.

There has always been speculation that bees may transfer eggs, which would
help to answer why one sometimes finds a queen cell above the queen
excluder.  Every time I see such, it is a mystery to me.  But I've yet to
find any study that confirms the a bee can remove a glued-down egg and move
it--much less glue it back down.

In this case, what is extremely unusual is the basing of the queen cells on
undrawn foundation.  Very curious indeed!



-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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