P-O Gustafsson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:Don't forget the colonies that swarmed will have 3-4 weeks without 
laying queen until virgin is mated. 
    
The time may be less than this.  Usually, there are queen cells in various stages of development, some pretty advanced, before the parent colony swarms.  And, seeing that the mites enter the cells when they are being capped, the time could be less than the three weeks stated above.

Mike in LA

       
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