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My hive has replaced the queen and she is laying lots of drone brood. Can this happen initially or is she not mated well?

I have a couple of questions regarding queen introductions that I would be grateful if someone could answer..... If you add a new mated queen (purchased) to a hive without the attendants, how long would the queen survive on her own? If you added the queen with the attendants using an on the...

I got a 5 frame nuc in June which has grown and drawn out all 11 frames of a national brood box. I have been feeding them sugar syrup while they were drawing the frames out. Is it too late in the season to provide a second brood box? Would they draw the frames out and should I continue to...