Laying workers?

[jarmo henttu]

I’ve done this to and it worked

I have done it once in my 60 years beekeeper carier. It was 55 years ago.

 

[Chris Hancock]

When one of mine had laying workers, I left a new, drawn frame in the box on the original floor, took all the other bees in their box a long way away and shook them out. There were new eggs laid within two days of their finding their way back, so what I had been told about the laying ones not getting home did not work. The only time I managed some laying ones to accept a new queen was by putting in a sealed queen cell and protecting it for long enough for the bees to accept her pheromones and not kill her, and resume their usual removal of workers' eggs. All other attempts to introduce queens or even open queen cells don't seem to be accepted.

 

[jarmo henttu]

When one of mine had laying workers, I left a new, drawn frame in the box on the original floor, took all the other bees in their box a long way away and shook them out. There were new eggs laid within two days of their finding their way back, so what I had been told about the laying ones not getting home did not work. The only time I managed some laying ones to accept a new queen was by putting in a sealed queen cell and protecting it for long enough for the bees to accept her pheromones and not kill her, and resume their usual removal of workers' eggs. All other attempts to introduce queens or even open queen cells don't seem to be accepted.

New laying queens apper again if desperate feromonen system continues.
And who says that laying worker cannot fly.

But old traditions continue, even if scietic base is 20 years old.