> "Then again, if there's a chance the bees will choose a less than
> optimally aged larva there is also a chance the bees will choose an
> optimally aged larva.  The thing is, chance is introduced when it need not
> be."  A Morris

The risk is real but you only have to return to the hive 6 or 7 days after
de-queening and then cut out all SEALED cells, leaving just those that are
still open, and you have eliminated ALL cells that were certainly started
around a larva.  All the remaining cells have at least a chance of having
being started when they contained either an egg or hatching larva - but the
bees may have delayed and only stated some of those days after being made
queenless - so also cut out any where the bees seem to have skimped on the
wax, leaving just the ones the bees
have evidently cared for carefully over the full term.

Robin Dartington .

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