Gentlepeople:
When I inspected a hive this past weekend I found it weak, with
little or not foraging activity. Inside I found little worker
brood but an entire frame of solid drone brood. It is obvious
that the queen is a drone layer and needs to be replaced. A
replacement is on order and will arrive this week.
This is my first experience with replacing a drone layer. How
should I proceed?
Should I remove the "old" queen several days before I install
the new one? Should I add a frame or two of worker brood at
the time of installation?
Help?!
Mark Egloff
Dayton, Ohio