> There was a brief lull in the storm today so we cracked open the hive,
> separating the two brood chambers to show him what queen cells look >like in various stages of development.  Mostly undeveloped queens but
>there was one which showed a rather mature queen.  She backed out of >her cell and disappeared down into the colony.
 
Do you make anything of her backing out rather than emerging normally?
 
Dick Bonney
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