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Beginning beekeepers often wonder whether their colony has “gone queenless,” or if their queen if “failing.” The vet should be able to address these questions. The vet's first assessment would be to determine whether the colony is:

 “Queenright” – containing a functioning, laying queen,

 “Queenless” – with perhaps a queen in the works, or

 “Hopelessly queenless” – meaning that the colony has not only lost its queen but has passed the window of opportunity to replace her. A colony at this stage often exhibits the signs of having gone “laying worker.”