J Troyer wrote:
>
> Friends,
>
> Another bee mystery to unravel.. Last summer we found a queenless
> hive-no brood, few bees.  Pretty dismal thing.  We became busy and
> forgot to check on it for two to three weeks.  We went back, expecting
> to find a hive of wax moths, and found a thriving colony of bees.  Good
> laying queen, good brood pattern.  Since it was so late in the season we
> doubt that it was a swarm.  Any ideas?  Thanks, JT
 
 
It has been reported although far fetched, that bees will some times
steal an egg from another hive and raise a new queen with it.
There was a genral discussion back on the group about such things
check out the archives
 
Dave verville