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Many thanks for a clear resolution to the problem!

Thanks! Is it possible that shaken out laying workers could potentially fly into an adjacent weak nuc or hive and kill the resident queen? In which case, should laying workers ideally be shaken out as far as possible from the apairy in the first instance and have the hive dismantled ? It appears...

Sorry typo. Keep not Kerep!

Hello, (From John in South Wales, UK) What is the best way to resolve a laying worker hive at this time in the season? Is it worth saving the worker bees by newspaper joining above with a NUC or bolstering up the NUC to form a new hive from a another hive with eggs and and larvae and letting the...