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So as the title says, I have a colony that have laying workers and basically there are not much bees left. I miss interpreted some signals a few months ago and that led to laying workers.

Reason why I would terminate them is because I want to clean out the insides of a colony, clean the frames, etc.

So is there any "humane" way to terminate them even though there is nothing humane in killing bees.

Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina

So I have this hive that consists of three deep boxes. First two boxes (from bottom to top) is where the brood is and food for the brood. The third box is slowly getting filled with honey. As I was inspecting the hive, I noticed caped queen cels that are on the bottom or on side of the frame. There is only one queen cell per frame but there are even frames with brood that don't have any queen cells. I have confirmed that fresh eggs are present (so fresh that are still upright). So basically not much queen cells for that much brood. Keep in mind that my bees are in town in my backyard where honey flow isn't strong at all. Last two to three weeks my euodia tree bloomed and there was a lot of nectar but besides that that's it.

My question is: are my bees trying to swarm or are they going to replace the queen?

Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Southern Europe

So during the weekend I took out some frames for honey extraction during which I noticed that bees are getting angry and are starting to rob other bees. The robing occurred as I was pulling out frames. Note that this was during morning hours so maybe around 9AM. After extraction, I brought back the frames to put them back in the hives so bees can clean them out. This was around sunset. As soon as I lifted the top cover, bees started swarming and attacking other hives, trying to get in through crevices. After this I narrowed the entrances to width of two bees on all my hives.

Today, two days later, I came to my apiary to give my bees some syrup since draught has started. Again, as soon I lifted the top cover on this specific hive, the bees started to swarm around and started to rob other hives by fighting other bees and trying to get in through crevices. They weren't specifically headbutting me but they were a little spicy. Note that all of my bees have food in them so I didn't pull out the last drop.

What should I watch out for on my next visit and did I do something wrong ?

Location: southern Europe