How many sperm can a spermatheca hold? My understanding is that the spermatheca is more like a ball than it is like a balloon. Wouldn't the capacity of the spermatheca influence how long a colony might keep a queen? How many years is it possible for a well mated queen honeybee to last? Are there any statistics on that? *********************************************** 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