>Thus, the best conditions will be available to raise quality queens. Don't >forget to select the queen mother to use her larvae for grafting larvae >with desirable genetic traits, eh. > > I have found difference between hives used as cell builders. Some hives just don't want to make queen cells. Even when there are lots of jelly left in the cell cups after the queens harched out, the queens are smaller than from other hives used at the same time. So I found it important to make sure the hives I use as finishers are doing the job properly. I can have a big queen hatching from a cell with no jelly left, and a small queen from a cell with plenty left. -- Regards P-O Gustafsson, Sweden [log in to unmask] http://www.algonet.se/~beeman/ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/BEE-L for rules, FAQ and other info --- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::