Hi all,

I just found what appears to be a new queen stuck in some thick 2 to 1 
sugar water that I left on my hive stand,which is a large lobster crate.At 
this point I haven`t seen any drones,so I have to assume that it hasn`t 
bred yet.

My question is should I let it go free wondering if it might kill the old 
queen,or just let it die in the queen cage that I put it in?
The queen in the hive I think is 3 years old,but still seems to be doing a 
good job.

I would think that if the bees were going to produce a queen,that they 
would also produce some drones.This is all a little early for this to 
happen being on the coast of Maine the weather hasn`t been all that warm yet.

This is a new one for me,so I really can`t quite figure it out.
Thanks for any ideas.

Wayne Young

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