Dear Lisa,
 
 
> If you are doing the queen-test, how long you have to wait before
> checking back on the hive?
 
If you take a frame with some larvas (not only eggs) you should wait 3 days before
checking back.
 
> Also, if they have NOT created any
> queen-cells, should you leave this frame in the hive or return it to its
> old hive?  Will the bees in the recieving hive accept and care for the larvae or
> will they kill them since they aren't from their queen?
 
You can leave the frame in the new hive or not. The hives will accept them in any
way.
 
> I'm trying this test on a hive that I suspect has a virgin queen.  I
> have empty queen cells but no eggs yet.
 
Sometimes a virgin queen gets lost during the mating flights. The time between
hatching of the queen and laying eggs lasts about 2 weeks (about 5 days getting on
heat + several flights and mating up to 30 drones + time till laying the first
eggs). If the weather isn't fine it may last even longer. Good luck!
Any way tell me your experiences with this testing method!
 
Reimund
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Beekeeper in Germany (Bavaria)
Queen Rearing of Carniolan Bees
Insemination Station
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