Justin Kay said > > > I've read it repeatedly that a queen will measure the size of a cell > before laying in it. If it's too large, she lays an unfertilized egg. The problem here is that I have seen workers laid in drone comb on a few occasions. The measuring may play a part but it would appear not to be the complete answer. Geoff Manning *********************************************** 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