Hi
Contrary to what others have said, this information from 100 years ago is still instructive.   

Don’t read into it,  Didn't say some of its not instructive,  just the truth is its not "ALWAYS" relevant.....


Buyers should bear in mind that old queens which have laid heavily for one or more seasons, cannot be expected to re peat their former performances after a journey by mail. Such queens can only be shipped safely on combs in a nucleus, where they can continue laying lightly for some time. Someone has compared the sudden checking of the work of a laying queen, with the shipment of a cow, which is a heavy milker, without drawing her milk for several days. Neither can be expected to be as good again.



Just wondering if it has more to do with lousy  nutrition while she moved,  to Randys point she can keep laying,  but her food supply and attendants are defiantly shorted in transit....



Charles

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