Simmons Method | Why Do Bees Reject a New Queen? #beekeepers #beekeeping #bee #honeybees

Added: 2026-05-19

[00:00:00]New queen's strong colony. And again, [music] failure. Why? Because bees do not accept a queen when they are under stress. [music] That is where the Simmons method begins. A method over 100 years old, but still [music] brutally effective. First, the colony remains queenless for a short time. Second, [music] the new queen goes in without attendance. Third, everything is done in the evening. And [music] now the key, warm syrup. A lot of syrup. When bees are occupied with food, aggression drops [music] guard. Bees become calmer. The colony calms down and the new queen spreads her scent more easily. [music] It is not a trick. It is understanding bee biology. That is [music] why the Simmons method is still used today by many serious beekeepers [music] because sometimes old methods work better than modern ones. Follow for more new episode.