Steve Phillips asked about how to deal with a colony with laying workers.
 
Best way I've found to deal with a laying worker colony when in a yard with other colonies is to shake it out on the ground and give the equipment to a strong hive that needs more space, or remove it from the yard completly.  The healthy workers will go to other hives, the laying workers will disappear.  No fussing with paper or loss of good queens, no return for further manipulation or other loss of time.  Five minuits of your time and you are done!  A better use of any further effort is to make a split of a good hive.
 
Good Luck!!
Dennis Morefield
Sideline Beekeeper, Oregon, USA
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