> > >(1) De-queen as many hives as you need to meet your drone needs. I question how well the small emergency drones produced by such a technique would function for mating. I suspect that they would work in a pinch. -- Randy Oliver Grass Valley, CA www.ScientificBeekeeping.com *********************************************** 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