does anyone have any words or wisdom that would make requeening a colony with laying workers easier?
There has been much discussion on how to do this best. I’ve heard that adding frames of open brood will help curb the problem, to the point where eventually they will create their own queens.
Personally while this may work, I feel it takes too many resources from other hives, as it may take several frames before this occurs.
I have found if you take a hive and shake it out, replacing it with a queen right one, usually a split from another that can afford a frame or two with a new queen added. The other bees that were shook out will supplement that hives numbers making it stronger again, with the absence of laying workers due to the queen that was introduced.
Hope this makes sense?
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