Could it be that we are not looking at the whole picture. If the queen does not start laying in earnest until there is a pollen supply wouldn’t there be at least 3 days, the time it takes an egg to hatch, for even fresh pollen to ferment? *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Access BEE-L directly at: http://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?A0=BEE-L