From: Erik Osterlund <honeybee@elgon.se>
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 09:46:01 +0100
To: BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: cell size measurement

Yes Barry and Peter

As far as I understand it well may help do just sell queens from such an
operation, certainly better than from one on big cells. But it may not help
that much as one may hope. Probablt as Barry indicates to be really helped
it's better start with nucs or packages from 4.9-colonies, as bees born in
small cells will be the best advantage in drawing 4.9-foundation correctly.

Erik

Peter wrote:
> Whilst lying waiting for better days, it came to me that due to the time
> taken in the down sizing in bees allowing use of 4.8/4.9 mm foundation,
> would it not be possible for an enterprising individual to start a queen
> rearing operation with bees based on this morphological size. These then
> being sold as a starter stock - packages etc.