Is it Laying Workers or a Young Queen?

Oh no! There are multiple eggs in a cell! Do you have a laying worker issue? The odds are higher that you just have a young, freshly mated queen who is still learning the ropes. Watch this video to learn how to determine if you have laying workers or a new queen.

[@MuagNyuj]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@adkfoothills1973]

Thank you. Very informative video.

[@hankbaker1614]

So much valuable information in such a short amount of time. Thank You !!!

[@MinnesotaBeekeeper]

Did not know about the young queen's multiple eggs.

[@suzannecohen5269]

Thank you! This answers a lot of questions.

[@scottreese5492]

Thank you for info, I thought I knew it all but you just corrected me. Now I will fix problem. A few questions : do you uncap 4mm worker bee cells that were made into worker bee drone cells and destroy them and let bees clean it out? Or scrape down to center of frame? Or feed frame to chickens?
Will worker bees drones mature if laid in 5mm drone cells, possibly fly out and mate with a queen and cause a future problem with her laying? I knew a few colonies were queenless and I've been attempting to requeen but haven't been destroying those frames with messed up drones. Thanks

[@hankbaker1614]

I have a question off topic. Do drones release themselves from capped brood or do they have to be released by workers ? I have looked all over online to try to find an answer to that and have not been able to find one.

[@betterbee1979]

Hello Hank! Thank you for your question! Drones are absolutely capable of releasing themselves from the capped brood. However, that is not to say that a worker won't provide additional help if needed. Hope this helps!

[@ngnkrts9726]

Worker laying..

[@ngnkrts9726]

Not Queen.. A lot of eggs are..