One of my 5 hives has suddenly become very aggressive.  This hive is from
package bees I received last year and is therefore a relatively new queen
The queen has been very productive and makes frames of solid brood.
Unfortunately, I live in a residential area and cannot have these bees
causing problems with the neighbors.  These bees will follow you for 30
yards or more and are now starting to attack us around to the front of
the house with no provocation.  I now have removed the queen and
re-queened the hive.  I guess now I will have to wait 6 or 8 weeks for
the new brood and bees to take over.
 
I was wondering if this is normal from time-to-time or could I possibly
have gotten a queen that may have mated with an African drone?  I live in
southern California, just north of LA.  The African bees are still only
found a few hundred miles south of here, therefor I doubt this is a
possibility.  Is it possible to send this queen to be evaluated.  Any
information would be appreciated in this matter.
 
Doug Jones
WA6PJQ
Ojai, CA
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