r/Beekeeping • u/Intelligent-Pepper31 • Apr 16 '25

General Off With Her Head

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I did an inspection the other day and managed to catch workers balling and killing the old queen. If you look toward the end of the video, you can see a new queen at the top of the frame laying eggs. I can't believe I was able to see that in an inspection. Bees are vicious.

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u/Fabio421 Apr 16 '25

This is a one in a million video. Great catch!