Elizabeth,
We still need to know if you have eggs in either patch of brood.  There is
a sort of mystery going on about why there are two seperate brood areas,
but the really big question is whether or not any of the brood is brand
new.  Based on what you've said I think you probably should re-queen but
you must first determine whether or not there is a queen present.  And you
need to work quickly to avoid laying workers.  (there's a good article on
laying workers in the Sept. ABJ)
 
By the way, I work with a lot of new beekeepers and have found that many
have difficulty finding eggs.  If you aren't sure what to look for you
might miss them.  If you use reading glasses you'll need them to see the
eggs.  Strong sunlight shining into the bottom of the cells is helpful, but
be careful since too much direct sunlight kills brood.  Eggs are very tiny,
and almost invisible in light colored comb such as a new honey super.  Once
you find eggs, we also need to know how they are positioned in the cells.
Are they layed one to a cell (an occasional double is ok) and standing on
end at the bottom of the cell,  or are there several in a single cell,
sometimes laying down or stuck to the sides rather than the bottom of the
cell?
 
Michael
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> In case you have not followed this string let me fill you in.  I think I
> may have killed my queen. :-(  It was suggested that I take a look and
see
> what's happening inside the hive a few days later and look for new
> eggs.....
>
> I looked today (this is 1 week after the incident).  What I found was
larva
> and capped brood in the brood chamber that the queen was (?) in and no
> queen cells.    Now two chambers above in a shallow box meant for honey I
> found lots of large capped brood cells (mabey drones ?) and allot of
larva
> and regular size capped brood.  As for the middle box it was just being
> filled with honey and I found no evidence of brood there.
>
> My bees are Caucasian and usually very docile but today there were quite
> aggressive and I had to use smoke (something I rarely do).
>
> Soooo.......what's the verdict?  do I get a new queen or what?
>
> Thanks for all your help, from a newbee.