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Subject:	Re: Shaking bees out - laying worker
From:	Bill Hesbach <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Mon, 22 May 2023 11:06:02 -0400
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> What happens to the younger bees? I assume they crawl around and eventually die.


My experience is that none of the young bees die. Whenever I've shaken out a laying worker colony, all the bees seem to find homes with no problem.  

I have a question about your timing. If the dead queen laid up a lot of brood and the colony only went queenless a day before you left, I'm surprised the colony didn't start emergency cells. Is it possible that the dead queen you found died much earlier?  

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