RE: Drone cells I have definitly noticed the inclination of an ESTABLISHED hive to draw drone comb wherever there is empty space. Apparently, a hive "likes" lots of males available if there are adequate stores, workers, etc. However, I'll bet if you dumped a swarm in a body of empty frames, you'd get mostly worker cells. Dave Pehling, WSU Coop. Extension [log in to unmask]