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Re: drone egg pattern/queen issue?
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randy oliver <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 1 Sep 2017 12:41:07 -0700
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> >Interesting suggestion, but wouldn't that imply that multiple individuals
> had multiple hives with highly inbred queens? I would look for some other
> commonality, such as mite treatment, or some environmental factor that they
> have in common
>

I don't know how many hives this has been observed in, nor the percentage
of larvae.  Generally, one might not notice a small degree of diploid drone
removal earlier in the season, but may notice the rearing of same diploid
drones to maturity later in the season.  Just a possible explanation
offered for feedback from the observers.


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Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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