Hi,
I was hoping someone would bring this fact forward for others to be
aware of. Old bees can make brood food and Royal jelly if they need
to. I have also found this true. Jay Smith, author of "Better Queens"
explains this and how he observed this in this book. In fact Jay
explains in this book how he thinks older bees are more reliable at
producing Royal Jelly than the youngest of bees. Check it out for
yourself at;
Better Queens by Jay Smith
http://www.bushfarms.com/beesbetterqueenscondensed.htm
God Bless,
Keith Malone
Alaska
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