Know When Your Colony Needs a New Queen

Learn how to recognize the signs of a failing or queenless colony, understand brood patterns and colony temperament, and determine when requeening is the right solution for your bees.

Master the Requeening Process

Discover how pheromones influence queen acceptance, prepare the colony properly, remove the old queen, position the queen cage correctly, and create the conditions that give your new queen the highest chance of success.

Confirm Success with Confidence

Learn what to expect after introducing a queen, how to recognize the signs of successful acceptance, and what steps to take if the colony rejects the new queen. You'll know how to respond confidently no matter the outcome.

About the course

Requeening is much more than placing a new queen inside a hive. Successful introductions depend on understanding the colony's behavior, preparing the hive correctly, working with pheromones, and giving the bees time to accept their new queen. When these steps are followed in the proper sequence, you greatly improve the chances of a successful introduction.   In this course, you'll learn how to recognize when a colony needs a new queen, understand why pheromones influence acceptance, prepare the colony, locate and remove the old queen, introduce the new queen cage, monitor the waiting period, confirm a successful requeening, and know exactly what to do if things don't go as planned. Each lesson builds on the last, giving you a complete understanding of the entire requeening process from start to finish.   Whether you're introducing your first queen or refining your beekeeping skills, you'll finish this course with the knowledge and confidence to make one of the most important management decisions in the apiary.

Adam Hickman

Adam Hickman is a master beekeeper with years of hands-on experience working with bees in real-world conditions. Through Foxhound Bee Company, Adam has helped thousands of new and experienced beekeepers learn how to care for bees responsibly, confidently, and sustainably. Adam believes that good beekeeping starts with clear expectations and practical knowledge. This course reflects that philosophy — guiding people honestly through what beekeeping involves so they can decide if it’s the right path for them.

Amy Seiber

Amy Seiber is a retired high school art teacher with 26 years of classroom experience and has been keeping bees since 2014. She has completed both the Alabama Master Beekeeper Program and the Alabama Master Gardener Program. Amy loves sharing her fascination with honeybees and other insects with anyone who is curious, and Foxhound Bee Company gives her a wonderful place to do just that. In addition to working in the retail store and teaching classes, she also creates beautiful beeswax candles.

Curriculum

1 Chapter · 11 Lessons

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      Lesson #1: Why Introducing a Queen Matters

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      Lesson #2: When Should You Requeen?

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      Lesson #3: Understanding Pheromones — The Key to Acceptance

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      Lesson #4: What You Need Before You Begin

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      Lesson #5: Finding and Removing the Old Queen

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      Lesson #6: Preparing the Colony to Receive a New Queen

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      Lesson #7: Introducing the Queen Cage

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      Lesson #8: What to Do After Installation — The Waiting Period

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      Lesson #9: Confirming Success — What to Look For

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      Lesson #10: If Things Don't Go as Planned

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      Final Exam

Give Your Colony a Fresh Start

Whether you're replacing a failing queen or helping a queenless colony recover, this course gives you the confidence to introduce a new queen successfully using a proven, step-by-step process.

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