Requeening

Requeening is the most reliable solution for a drone laying queen. Replacing the failing queen with a new, mated queen restores the colony's ability to produce worker bees. A new mated queen will lay fertilized eggs, leading to a normal brood pattern and colony recovery. Requeening is the standard and most effective method for correcting drone laying queen issues. It is a commercial solution as it involves purchasing a new queen. A queen cage is used for the safe introduction of the new queen, and a hive tool is needed for hive manipulation during requeening.