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She is very unlikely to be killed off as there are no queen cells or even eggs so she is the colony's only hope. If it was a large swarm it is likely to be a prime swarm so there is no issue with trapping her in. Protheroe's suggestion of a frame of brood is by far the best. I am a bit far...

Hi, There are more capped worker bees than drones but there are a lot of drone cells on 1 frame. However on one occasion I saw the queens they were on opposite sides of the same frame. Good point about separating them, I have a spare brood box. I was worried any interference could upset the...

Hi, I have 2 queens in my hive & I don't know what to do. I am fairly certain the superceedure happened in August as that is when the Q/C were ripped down. I saw the new queen for the first time at the end of February. In April & today in May I have seen BOTH queens. I didn't know what to do so...