Thelytoky is… the ability to rear workers and queens utilising the eggs from laying workers, or in some cases virgin queens. This subject has in the past been considered a rarity that only occurs in the Cape bee, Apis mellifera capensis Escholtz, but it has been found in other strains. For more information, See David A. Cushman site.
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Queen's Contrivance
Beekeeping in Howard County, Md