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@beekeeping I have a hive with what I suspect is laying workers. Re-queening at this point in the season is questionable. Is the best option at this point to combine t (fosstodon.org)

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@beekeeping I have a hive with what I suspect is laying workers. Re-queening at this point in the season is questionable. Is the best option at this point to combine the queenless hive with a strong neighbor?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

@TheSkoomaCat it's definitely laying worker - drone brood everywhere, including worker cells. Eggs aren't attached at the bottom of the cell, either.

I found a University of Guelph video which also suggests combining with the newspaper method. The queen pheromone and brood smell suppresses the workers laying and it'll go back to normal.

Thanks for weighing in and for the other video recommendation.