Greetings fellow Beekeepers, This has been my first year as a beekeeper. It has been fascinating and satisfying. I am eagerly looking forward to next year. My question is this. I live in the metro St. Louis area. Most flows are over, and temps are cooling. I got into my 4 hives this evening. One hive still had some eggs and brood. The 3 others showed no eggs, and no brood. I thought the queens slowed down laying this time of year, but am concerned about finding no eggs or brood in the other 3 hives. I didnt have time to go queen searching, but all hives were queenright 2 weeks ago. Do the queens quit laying completely? Thanks for any light you are able to shed on this matter Scott Moser Moser's Apiary Cedar Hill, MO. _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com