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a Charles Linder snip > followed by my question and comments... 
A couple weeks ago I made a mistake and am regretting it.  I was going thru nucs and found one that had requeened itself.  This new queen was a geniune runt.  perfectly formed  but smaller than a regular worker.  unfortunatly I pinched her super quick.   In hindsight I wish I had let it play out.   

Anyone else ever had a real midget queen that they let play out??

>what age post mating and what has been the nectar flow at your location?

>but to answer your question quite directly yes I have.  about 50% of the time a bit of extra feed and time seems to alter outcome.

Gene in Central Texas

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