So far this year I've had 2 drone laying Queens and 2 that appear to be doing really well. The first Queen that became a drone layer was one that was raised just as the bad weather hit in May so wasn't unexpected. The second was one that was raised from the middle of June when the weather was much more settled. When I checked just over a week ago there were eggs but no larvae. Yesterday I noticed that the brood that is now capped is drone in the worker cells.

There have been plenty of drones in the apiary and certainly within the local area. Could the queen just need time to settle or is it a clear case of a DL Queen and best to remove her before she ruins many more of my combs?