Supersedure is the process of replacing a dead (emergency supersedure) or failing (regular supersedure) queen. Sometimes, honey bees will even replace queens that otherwise look perfectly fine. In this video, Dr. Ellis tells you how to recognize queen supersedure events and what you should do about them.
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– Intro & Outro Music: Credit to Zakhar Valaha, Pixabay.com
– Image of a honey bee near the larva of a queen bee cell: Stock Image Credit to ihorhvozdetskiy, stock.adobe.com
– Image of four queen honey bee cells: Stock Image Credit to MeganKobe, stock.adobe.com
– Image of a queen honey bee cell: Stock Image Credit to ondreicka, stock.adobe.com
– Image of a dead honey bee queen: Stock Photo Credit to Fevziie, stock.adobe.com
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