How long till workers start laying if colony is queenless?

[roo]

Hello people,
Was wondering just how long it would take workers to start laying in a queenless colony??
Thanks.

 

[Hivemaker.]

All depends on the bee's.......some will have laying workers sooner than others.

 

[Eyeman]

It would be unusual to see laying workers before 4-5 weeks of being queenless but depends on strain of bee and other 'unkown' factors.

 

[Roughlee_Handled]

I thought that a worker would only lay drones, so what would the point of that? I in my newbie state would say get a queen. The workers can turn a worker cell into a queen cell.

 

[Midland Beek]

4 weeks.