Fixing Laying Worker Colonies is Easy

It's never a great feeling when you see those drone cells appear in one of your honey bee colonies. Some people shake out the hive to repurpose the resources. Some beekeepers do a newspaper combine with another colony. For me, the most reliable method for merging a laying worker colony with another hive is with a screen bottom board, allowing the bees between the colonies to touch without allowing them to kill the queen in your healthy colony. #beekeeping #honeybee #beekeeper #layingworker 00:00 Introduction 01:00 Why to Merge Beehives 01:20 Understanding the Situation 03:10 The Most Important Piece of Equipment 07:25 A Close-up of Drone Cells 17:00 Combining Colonies