About 5% of all colonies at ALL times have two laying queens in them at all times.
Don't you realise that the rearing of drones means that the colony is getting ready to rear queens - wether it is supersedure or swarming is immaterial . In fact we always take the rearing of drones outside the main drone-rearing period of spring as a sign that the queen needs to be changed. It just the natural string of events.
Best regards
Roger White
Superbee Cyprus.
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