On Aug 10, 2017, at 9:19 AM, Bill T <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: In essence I had a failed hive for whatever reason, so why let it spread the wealth? I would say most often a hive goes queen-less because the queen failed to return from the mating flight. This is just bad luck and cannot be inherited Pete 🐝 *********************************************** 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