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 ****************************************************** * Full guidelines for BEE-L posting are at: * * http://www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm * ******************************************************