> Jeff Hills, asking "Looking for advice on "drone-layers" ... is this a common
> phenomenon? ..."
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> Sometimes one receives what is supposed to be a mated queen in the mail from a
> queen breeder, and the queen ends up producing nothing but drone offspring.
> This is a "drone layer."

Thanks for the response ... I think you have probably put the finger on my problem
with this particular queen.  I got this queen in the mail about 7 weeks ago.  Now
the doggone hive is about 40% drones.  Not sure what to do next.

Regards,
Jeff Hills


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