In a message dated 2/14/04 4:47:15 PM GMT Standard Time, [log in to unmask]
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> I have seen it at the first inspection in Spring.  My bees are local
> mongrels
> with a good percentage of Amm.
>


I find this very often. We have been through this thread before and I recall
the same things being said.

I cannot say what percentage of colonies we find it in, but it occurs in all
races we have used.

One particular case had an old queen (4 years), her daughter ( 1 year plus),
and a supercedure cell, all present at the same time. ( I have mentioned this
example before.)

The two old queens were both marked, and their marks corresponded with the
record  markings on the hive. Thus we assume they were both present for over a
year together , and when the young queen had been marked the year before the
presence of the old queen had just not been noticed.

The cell hatched, and then we had three generations present at one time. Once
the grandaughter mated and laid it would seem the old ones got the elbow, as
they were nowhere to be seen a month later.

Murray

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