Geoff Manning said:
"Here there is normally no break in egg laying.  In fact I cannot recall 
such a thing.  But, that word again, I have seen the hives broodless 
during a
pollen dearth, but the queens were still laying."

I'm curious about a colony that is broodless, but the queen still 
laying.  If the queen were laying, I wouldn't consider the colony 
broodless ... unless there was a considerable period where eggs were 
seen but no larva (as in, eggs were being laid, but not advancing to 
larval stages).  This would be reasonable during a pollen dearth - a 
colony might cannibalize eggs and youngest larva during a pollen 
dearth.  So just to clarify - is this what you're referring to?

- Leslie

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