I hate to kill a laying queen. But yesterday I took great pleasure in doing it. She was a swarm queen and they are the meanest bees I've had to deal with. I gave them several chances but they were really bad, like pop the top and so many to take your breath away. I found her quickly through the cloud of smoke and pinched her into. I combined with a nuc I'll check next week. The sad part is they were wall to wall with brood, she was something else.
I guess I've gotten to where I don't have much desire to mess with mean bees. Seems like there is always one in a group a little hotter than others, but these were a liability.
Rober, I've found lots of reasons queens don't perform like I expected and a change may have wonderful results.