> A quick way to find a queenless hive in October is to look for the
> hive with
> all the drones. None tossed in queenless hive. All the drones tossed
> from
> queenright hives end up in the queenless hive!

At other times during the year, if pollen apatties are put on all
hives in a yard, the ones that eat less or none of their patties can
be checked for queen problems.  The ones that eat with gusto are okay
99 times out of 100.

Tricks like this can save a lot of work, unnecessary stress on the
bees, and wear and tear on the hives.

Anyone else have tricks like these to offer?

allen

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