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How can I test a hive for Africanized Bees? We have 1 have that has always been quite protective and quite active when inspecting. The queen we know came from a place in Texas. Twice now that have chased us away from the hive with multiple stings and have harassed us over 100 yards away. None of my other 7 hive behaved that way. It had a package from Georgia right beside it and both lost their queens at about the same time. The package hive had been queenless the longest and did not have any queen cells. We put several frames with queen cells (5 on the 2 frames) in that one from the other hive. Both now have unmarked queens but they both seem more agitated now. Is there a way to test the bees to see if they are and if so, what is the best way to address the situation?
Frank
Frank