Hunter observed many times that; 'eggs and larvae had been removed in his swarms from one cell to another.' (Note: Colonies tended to be called swarms in those days). This fact recorded in 'Observations on Bees' By John Hunter - 1792 I would like to see some more recent proof of this. I suspect most times, the larvae are from eggs laid by workers. PLB *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm