>What are "half-chromosome grafted larvae"?
These are larvae produced from unfertilized eggs--essentially drone larvae
laid in worker cells. They are produced by caging virgin queens until they
have passed mating age, and then releasing them to lay eggs. As I
understand it, the nurse bees then produce copious amounts of royal jelly,
which is harvested.
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Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com
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