In Search Of A Queen
To make honey, bees must have a queen. David moved one of his queens from an established hive, in with his new bees. As bees may reject a new queen he and his followers waited nervously to see what would happen.
In Search Of A Queen
If they accepted the new royal, the hive would flourish. If they rejected her, the hive would die.
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Next, read about the reaction of the bees to their new queen.
Meeting The Queen
David expected that putting a new queen in amongst his bees would be noticed immediately and he was right. The bees flew and buzzed around her having a good look.
Meeting The Queen
After a while, it seemed that the bees were not sure about welcoming the queen and David worried that he may lose a good queen due to the decision he had made.
