Dealing with laying workers

While checking progress on my double nuc hives, I came across this nuc with laying workers. This is how I deal with a laying nuc hive, by swamping it with a queen right hive full of healthy brood. The pheromones produced by the queen and brood inhibits the laying worker behavior.

[@Edgarsantosofficial1]

From florida thank you great job

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

Thanks for watching!

[@lifeunfiltered4822]

I have a hive with laying workers as well. A couple of weeks ago I did this same thing sort of...I took healthy brood frames and some with newly laid eggs and some uncapped larvae and put them in the hive thats queenless. I'm leaving it alone for a few more weeks hopefully giving them time to make a new queen.

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

I find it works better adding a queen right nuc.

[@lifeunfiltered4822]

@@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer I'm sure it does. That was all I had though. We'll see how it turns out.

[@jimwaldele9084]

hello,, i think i may have a laying worker, which ill probably combine with another hive,, my question is,, ,, if you have a laying worker will she look like a queen and real easy to see or will she just be a large over sized worker,, will she be noticiible to the eye,,, thank you greatly and keep up the wonderful videos,, you have taught me much TY,,,

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

If only that was the case. Sadly no, they look just like regular workers.

[@lauriegrivel6286]

You aren’t worried about the gaps between frames in second hive you showed?

[@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer]

No, not when I am using drawn comb....wouldn't work with foundation.