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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alastair" data-source="post: 13789" data-attributes="member: 13">Hi Rose, this is the time of year that bees will often make a replacement for an old queen, most likely that is what they are doing. Often hives that are superseding an old queen will also have more drone larvae than normal.However there may also be other issues that look similar, so it would be a good idea to check that the hive has normal worker brood. If it does then all is well, but if not let's know because there may be some other issues we can talk you through how to fix <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite22" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs up    (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" /> .</blockquote>

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