> > >But can tell you with confidence it works, and less queen less hives as a > result. I'm confused by your answer Charlie. The question wasn't about preventing queenlessness, it was whether the introduced queens (via cells) wound up replacing the old queens 85% of the time. Could you please tell us exactly the meaning of that 85% figure, and how it was determined? -- 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