alleryStart learning →When a hive replaces its old queen without dividing the colony, what is this called?
ASwarming
BSupersedure
CSplitting
DBrooding
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Supersedure
In supersedure a new queen is raised and the old one dies, so no stock is lost.
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