In message <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] writes
>So in a typical queenright colony at this time of year there may be as many
>as half a dozen laying workers.  I think it was Aebi who wrote (although I
>don't know his source) that maybe 1% of laying workers can lay female eggs.
I have seen quite a few queen shaped workers, with somewhat longer
bodies than usual. I didn't check timing, but we such a poor summer that
colonies reduced laying rates drastically. Under these circumstances I
wonder if large feeds do this. Like when a new queen starts laying,
copious feeding takes place, flooding the larvae.

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James Kilty