Hi All!

Since the laying workers are probably the last ones off the ground, it
could be they have difficulty flying because they've been stepped on.

Now that I found my first laying-worker nuc yesterday, I'll have the
chance to try the 'shake-off' method - though I'll take some of  Allen's
advice and combine the returning bees with a swarm.

Matthew Westall - Castle Rock, CO


Paul Nicholson wrote:

> Maybe it's an issue of the laying workers center of gravity. Any
> flying machine has an acceptable CG range and outside of that range,
> stable flight is not possible. A tail heavy bee would stall when it
> tries to fly.
>
> Paul