Regarding the question and answer below:
At the 1991 American Bee Research Conference, Royce, Rosignol and Stringer
described a small dome-top chamber that provided indirect light within
its upper half. Drones would hover in the chamber, and if a tethered queen
was introduced, copulation could result.
   Perhaps further progress has been made since then.
Try contacting Lynn Royce at the Dept of Entomology, Oregon State U.
Corvallis , Oregon 97331
 
 
Kerry Clark, Apiculture Specialist
B.C. Ministry of Agriculture
1201 103 Ave
Dawson Creek B.C.
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On Tue, 8 Aug 1995 11:23:05 +1000, Kieren Sunderland wrote:
 
>Has anyone attempted to use, or heard of any success with mating queens in
>an enclosed area to achieve large scale controlled matings.
>
>Regards
>
>Kieren Sunderland
>Dubbo
>New South Wales
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Friends,
Maybe it will be interresting for you that Johan Gregorius Mendel did this
experiments in the garden of the monastry in Brno. He was not successfull
as others later were not, too.
Best regards,
Vladimir Ptacek
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