I've never re-queened before so I'm not sure what's best. One of my hives is a trapout about a year old. The queen was made from the frame of brood I put in the trap hive, so I know she's not old. They are still starting to get aggressive. I had one nail me 20' from the hive. I really want to preserve their genetics, as they are very hygenic. I've never seen another hive so intolerant of shbs. I used a nucleus of what was left of a queenless hive that the shbs had decimated. The trapped-out bees completely cleaned out the shb larvae and turned the hive into a thriving colony. To date I have only seen ONE shb in the hive, and that was after I added another deep with too many frames for them to cover. I've read that to keep the bees gentle, one should re-queen every year. Should I pinch the old one and let them make a new one, or should I buy one and take my chances? (I can get local queens from a guy in my beek assn.)
Kelly