Mick <[log in to unmask]> asked:
> ... Would the queen wait till spring to mate if no drones available
> in the area or will she try to mate that 3 day period after hatching?
Virgin queens are like our president, when they want it they want it
NOW! Er, I mean, your latter assumption is correct: she will try to
mate soon after hatching. You didn't mention your location, but in
these parts (upstate NY) it's gettin' pretty late in the season to be
raising properly mated queens.
Aaron Morris - thinking political correctness is an oxymoron!