Hi George & All,

> this new young understaffed colony doesn't
> need
> any nectar consuming "loafers" around, notably when the colony has no
virgin
> queens that need mating
>

But, These drones will provide this understaffed colony with much needed
thermal mass to help keep brood covered and warm, assuming of course that
there is a mated laying queen present in the colony.

Drones are not totally with out use or need. Drones seem, to me, to be a
very misunderstood member of a colony.

 . ..   Keith Malone, Chugiak, Alaska USA, http://www.cer.org/,
c(((([ , Apiarian, http://takeoff.to/alaskahoney/,
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Norlandbeekeepers/ ,
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ApiarianBreedersGuild/

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