tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509324054948808269.post2311879625105850973..comments2023-05-17T23:49:52.177-04:00Comments on Bees Knees Beekeeping: Day #3 (only 597 to go)Fran Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01230580828240178414noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509324054948808269.post-13665247263816590412010-10-15T13:56:09.839-04:002010-10-15T13:56:09.839-04:00That is too fascinating! I would definitely want ...That is too fascinating! I would definitely want to be the early riser in that bunch! Thank you so very much for giving us all a new 'road to travel'. Keep up the good work!AggiePetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15034629030370853542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509324054948808269.post-41845987075693513062010-10-14T17:23:33.194-04:002010-10-14T17:23:33.194-04:00Good question, Pete! They create several queen cel...Good question, Pete! They create several queen cells around eggs that have already been laid by the old queen. The first "new" queen that emerges promptly goes around to the other queen cells and kills the potential queens by stinging them right through the wax walls of the cells.<br /><br />Worker bees always die when they sting someone or something, since their stingers are barbed. A queen bee, however, has a straight stinger. The only time she uses it, though, is to kill competitive queens in her own hive.<br /><br />As to how the workers "know" which eggs to treat, your guess is as good as mine. I suppose it's the same sort of miraculous intelligence that allows butterflies or hummingbirds to fly thousands of miles to a winter resting place they've never seen before. Amazing!Fran Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01230580828240178414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509324054948808269.post-44301634188993151392010-10-14T10:36:00.102-04:002010-10-14T10:36:00.102-04:00Didn't know that when a hive was 'queen-le...Didn't know that when a hive was 'queen-less', they created their own? Is that correct? How do they choose which one they 'stuff with Royal Jelly'? PetieAggiePetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15034629030370853542noreply@blogger.com