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
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