In message <[log in to unmask]>, William Morong <[log in to unmask]> writes > I had never seen mother and daughter together, and now >have seen two cases in a week. These would be prized for breeding by members of BIBBA over here. It's a good strategy for the new queen not to kill the old one is it not!! I have one nuc awaiting the new queen's mating and the old queen is still laying well. I haven't seen both yet and hope there are still two there. I had another colony that waited until the new queen mated before the old queen stopped. Last year I had one colony with two distinct sections laying but I did not see both queens. I must look harder for the queens if I suspect it and make sure they are marked in different colours (I don't use the 5-colour system so that neighbours get different colours, sometimes 2). I may be happily surprised if I do. -- James Kilty