"> I have experience of two queens (and occasionally 3), but in AMM this
> seems to be way that the colony uses two queens that each lay at a
> slower rate (sometimes one will take a rest for a few days) this
> behaviour wears out the queens at a slower rate and allows for a longer
> time to elapse between the need for out crossed matings (which may only
> occur infrequently, due to localised weather)."
Thanks, Dave, that's interesting.
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