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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