Someone writes: << Finding eggs is an absolutely essential skill for new beekeepers to master. In my opinion it is the most basic mandatory inspection task >> *********************** Once upon a time, I would have agreed with this statement. Now that I am well into middle age, I can no longer see eggs in combs unless I wear magnifying glasses. (Younger people will not understand this!) So I look for the larvae bathing in their food at the bottoms of cells of young brood instead of searching for eggs. Tim Tim Sterrett Westtown, (Southeastern) Pennsylvania, USA [log in to unmask]