mating queen
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Yes!!!
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Normally but sometimes they do a "top up"
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Hmmm....how do you know that?
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Got any evidence?
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Hi there.
Never heard of a "top up" b4. Once the queen starts producing and laying eggs her body weight would not enable her to fly to a mating place.
These can be up to 5km away and as we know mating takes place during flight...plus we would not have a problem with badly mated/un-mated queens.
Greets
Phil
Never heard of a "top up" b4. Once the queen starts producing and laying eggs her body weight would not enable her to fly to a mating place.
These can be up to 5km away and as we know mating takes place during flight...plus we would not have a problem with badly mated/un-mated queens.
Greets
Phil
