"No its not fluff. Research has been done by some bee scientist and I  read 
about it a few weeks ago. I can't remember who or which  publication.

Summary is about 1 in 10,000 workers is an egg layer in  pretty much any 
hive, even yours. Bees who find these eggs decide to keep them  or eat them based 
on various pheremon levels."  



This work has been carried out by Professor Francis Ratnieks and his  
colleagues at Sheffield University, UK.  
 
Dave Cushman is just about to tell us where we may view summaries of his  
work on line.
 
Chris
 

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