> Hi all;
>
> I lost a swarm about 14 days ago.  I was slow in taking care of some queen
> cells and last Tues. the number of bees flying from the hive had dropped
> considerably.  I did check the hive yesterday to see if the new queen was
> OK but I found no fresh eggs or larvae, just lots of honey!  I did find
> queen cells all over the hive in various states of readiness.  Some were
> along the bottom of the frames and some were in the center of frames.
>
> So my question is - what do I do now?  I don't want to loose another swarm
> but I also don't want to take the chance of loosing this hive to
> queenlessness.  Should I simply wait for the new queen to take over or is
> there a significant chance tha this queenless hive will throw another
> swarm before it settles down with a new queen.  I work during the day so I
> have very little chance of actually finding and capturing another swarm if
> it happens.
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> Lisa K
> Zionsville, IN
>