Why Beekeepers Break Up Bee Fights

Ever wondered why beekeepers mess around with hives?
They’re not just poking bees for fun—they’re preventing full-blown bee wars! 🐝⚔️

When bees feel stressed, they prepare backup queens in case their current queen dies.
But if a new queen hatches while the old one’s still alive, the hive splits into rival factions.
These aren’t just harmless squabbles—one side will kill the other queen or leave the hive altogether.
It’s war until only one queen remains.

That’s why beekeepers step in fast—either removing extra queen cells or storing new queens safely in a "queen bank."

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[caomouse]

"This honey taste like 4 different flavors, how you made this?"

"Civil War"

[eibhlinniccolla]

Humans essentially giving the divine right to rule to insect monarchs

[cesarbejarano]

Bees literally going "SLAY ALL HERETICS, FOR THE EMPRESS"

[Cafesc]

Bees see another Queen
Bee: HERESY!!!!

[Dr.Xavier]

“THE NEW QUEENS HAVE DEEMED UNWORTHY! WE MUST MAKE MORE! WITH HASTE!”

[AshtoinePH]

"FOR THE QUEEN!"

"FOR THE PRINCESS!"

[dvilmaycry]

For humans, it’s just farming practice but to bees, it’s divine intervention.

[sirfailalotful]

Aborting potential claimants to the throne is crazy work. Cercei would be proud.

[GravitasZero]

“I was chosen to rule by the almighty sky finger when it crushed all opposition with divine fury. I am the chosen Queen”

[cobaltprime]

I’m just imagining a bunch of bees in armor with banners depicting the new queen as they march into battle for the throne.
And then a giant hand comes down and snatches the new queen and the bee soldiers just join the old one again.

[EthanW]

It’s called “swarming” and it happens more often than we think, the queen usually finds these queen cells herself and destroys it. But yes it’s beneficial to destroy any queen cells while you see them, but the fact there are any at all may mean something is wrong with the queen, and the hive may need closer inspection

[CoolHandLuke]

I use to help my neighbor with his bees. We had to replace a queen because the old one wasnt making enough babys to survive the winter, however we couldn't find her. So we said screw it and placed the new queen in there and low and behold we think they all liked her cause she was making alot of new babies. The real kicker there wasn't a civil war as illustrated in this video, im not saying they dont happen, i genuinely believe they all hated her and went gave her the marie Antoinette treatment.

[thepepper]

Humans intervening in bee politics to ensure the rightful air gains the throne

[theodreer]

Bees: *Get stressed*

Same Bees: *PREPARE FOR CIVIL WAR!*

[JoeyiOi]

Bees: “Well well well, looks like we got a Mexican standoff.”

[windfall]

Another risk multiple queens pose is that, oftentimes, a new queen may change a hive's behavior. Some hives will turn aggressive. I saw a video once where one beekeeper had an aggressive hive. He attempted replacing the queen several times, but they killed the new queen. It got so bad that he had to make the tough decision to euthanize the whole hive.

[davida]

That bee protecting the royal jelly. "Our master has gone insane!"

[hybriddeath]

I wonder if they've named one of them "Elizabzzt" 😂

[_repentence]

🐝"He is killing our queens!!"
🐝"Well he spare one at least"
🐝"You dont question the hive lord, he knows best"

[ShitpostingJoJo]

Bees really said "WHO YOU REPPING, FN?! 🖖🗿"