Hi all,

We are removing bees from a house using the screen wire funnel method. We 
are doing this in Cullman, Alabama.

We have removed 1 brood chamber full of bees and a raised queen, doing well.

We placed another brood chamber with a frame of eggs, and all ages of brood 
and clinging bees and raised a new queen. Two weeks or so ago, she was 
laying and looking good.

Yesterday, Aug. 8, I checked to see about when we could complete the 
operation. I looked in the hive to find a half dozen or so bees, no queen, 
one frame with a lot of capped brood, honey and pollen. Two or so weeks ago, 
the hive was well populated, and I thought, doing fine. No dead bees around 
and the hive is on a roof, so no one has poisoned or anything.

What has happened? Opinions?

Lionel 

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