I had a situation with the hive behind my house this summer.  The hive 
exploded this spring.  When I got into the hive for the first time there 
were a number of queen cells and no brood.  It appeared to be a supercedure. 
I discarded the damaged cells and gave the hive some brood and eggs from a 
swarm I had captured several weeks earlier just in case.  One of the cells 
damaged was starting to hatch.  The next day I saw what I think was a virgin 
queen at the entrance of the hive.  The workers were interested in her and 
appeared to be grooming or just inspecting her while she remained perfectly 
still.  I wondered if she had come from the hatching cell that I had 
discarded.  I guess I will never know.  I am a "let nature take its course" 
type person so I left the hive alone.  Several weeks later, there was a 
queen and all seems well.

Coleene
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