I've often thought about this one myself paticularly when I am rearing
queens. While I can't explain it, I've had similiar results in the garden
in terms of both planting and how well my harvest keeps for the winter.
Certainly if we can perform certain manipulations according to a lunar
schedule it can't hurt. Maybe this is another area of uncharted bee
research. Likewise, I look forward to any thoughts on this idea.