More of the possible missing queen story....... I looked and it appears
that there is fresh larva,(very small) but not standing on end like some
had mentioned, but rather just tiny little curled around larva in the
bottom of many cells.  Mabey I just could not see well enough to see fresh
eggs.  This was in the box that the original queen was in and mabey still
in.
 
Now, in the box 2 above that one there is the oversized cells with large
larva.  Per Dr. R's advise I check to see if they were large with red eyes
by picking them out.  Well........ a few just popped out and did not appear
to have red eyes, I do believe there were a few mites in them though.
But..... most of them were a gooyee mesh that was kind of stringy and this
made me worried about AFB.  The cells did not look like those in my books.
they looked well put together, just big.
 
I'm thinking of just trashing the top box and trying to save the bottom
two.....Please help!  Have I come this far to loose my hive?  Beekeeping is
my relaxation in this busy life I live.
 
Sincerely,
 
Elizabeth M. Bowles
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Missouri, USA