> Honeybee queens are not reared at random but are preferentially reared 
> from rare "royal" subfamilies, which have extremely low frequencies in the 
> colony's worker force but a high frequency in the queens reared.

I assume that is if the colonies get to decide about the timing and other 
details of queen rearing.

Does this imply that we are skewing things when we just grab a frame of eggs 
to graft?

If so, the implications are staggering.

allen
http://www.honeybeeworld.com

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