of a colony of bees. : having a queen in the hive.

Will a Queenless hive make a new queen?

While a queenless hive will pretty much always try to make a new queen it takes about 24 days more or less for that new queen to develop, get mated, and start laying eggs.

What is a queen right hive?

First, I want to get a little vocabulary and basic beekeeping information out of the way. A hive with a queen is called “queenright”, a hive without a queen is called “queenless”. Queen bees are vital to a colony because the are the only bee capable of laying fertilized eggs.