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Jen:
This season I have taken over the care of two hives in town. When I walked up to one of the hives I saw many drones at the entrance. Uh Oh.... And yes the hive is queenless, no capped brood/larvae/eggs. There are plenty of bees to save the hive, and the present bees have not turned into laying workers yet.

I want to requeen pronto, but need to get rid of hundreds of drones.

How do I get rid of all the drone, or most anyway?

Zweefer:
Dress like a queen and run past the hive.  ;D

iddee:
Place a frame of open brood in it and requeen. The workers will do the rest.

Jen:
 :laugh:  Zweefer! I Don't Have Any Pheromone Anymore!  :laugh:

Jen:
Iddee "Place a frame of open brood in it and requeen. The workers will do the rest."

Not capped brood... But open brood? What would that do? Would the bees cannibalize that open brood?
 

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