On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:28:31 -0400, Lloyd Spear <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>No brood in other frames.

Lloyd or anyone else,
I'm curious, what difference would it make if there were older (too old to 
turn into a queen) brood in the hive?  Is the idea merely to eliminate 
competition for the nurse bees' attention?
Thanks, Eric

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