From: sapphirehhh@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2001 12:11:16 -0000
To: BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: Queenless Bees

MM.. the reason i was asking was because I was trying to get rid of
a hive of bees i have. I killed the queen which was more than two,
years old. The next week, i returned to the hive and noticed four
queen cells were in the process of being produced. I quickely
destroyed these. Another week latter I checked the hive and there
was another two cells I had missed. I destroyed these. Threee weeks
latter, I checked the bottom hive and noted there was very few brood,
all were sealed. Five weeks latter the brood were all gone and all
cells were either empty or full of n\honey. Three months later I
returned and noticed that there was now a queen and brood. What has
happend?? the original bees were the yellow variety although I know
black bees are close. The new bees are still yellow??
thanks