>>I must be the exception. I usually.check for emergence< >I am with you Allen. Me 3. I'm introducing virgins, and if I have more virgins in the incubator getting older, I want to get them into a mating nuc or hive ASAP if there is one that needs a queen. It's entirely possible that I reduce acceptance rates per queen this way, but I do think I end up with more mating nucs with more laying queens sooner than I would if I waited. I'm not always even sure that a virgin is lost when I introduce a second one, but if I can't find her after really looking, I'll toss in another if I have one available. deknow *********************************************** 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 Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm