>>...putting cells into the remaining half to mate out ... the weather
went bad ... and I had 250 singles of laying workers!

I'd like to get this straight.  Do you mean laying workers or drone-laying queens?  I had a late season virgin last year that failed to mate and became a drone-layer in February.

>>Note that combining always works best during a nectar flow.

My experience, too.

Waldemar

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