> Why drones gather in a hive before the virgin is mated I don’t know, but
it would provide an advantage if one left at the same time as the queen
took her mating flight.
This would be a great study with RFID tags!
In a large mating yard, plenty of drone comets and mating occur at or just
above eye level.
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
530 277 4450
ScientificBeekeeping.com
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