Laying workers and requeening

[mayayogi]

How long does a hive have to be queenless before workers begin laying? How long does it take for a hive to be queenless with laying workers before the situaltion is hopeless for requeening? Thanks.

[Dee A. Lusby]

Hi

You wrote:
How long does a hive have to be queenless before workers begin laying? How long does it take for a hive to be queenless with laying workers before the situaltion is hopeless for requeening? Thanks.
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Reply:
Figure on average about 3-4 weeks in a normal situation where a virgin queen is lost while on mating flight.

Don't really know of any hopeless situation, as brood can be fed with accompanying nurse bees (2-3) frames to correct most all situations. In hard to do cases, brood is refed a second time following 21days.

Regards

Dee A. Lusby