Hi Bob

> However it may be that a single hive on a location might prefer the 
> numbers Dave wrote

Not my numbers, the figures came from a US study in US with US bees in 
US yards (I thought the work was done by Tom Seely, but my googling has 
not found it).

The figures that I normally quote are between 12% and 23%

> In fall if I have a queenless hive in a yard I will find all the drones 
> the other hives have tossed out. 10% of 60,000 bees from 23 hives all in 
> one spot.

This maybe due to the Italian blood although I dislike making 
anthropomorphic statements about bees. Not a phenomena I have ever 
witnessed myself. Although I have seen many freshly raised drones in 
hives of queens that exhibit queenright supersedure during October.


Regards & Best 73s, Dave Cushman, G8MZY
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