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>Multiple empty queen cells suggests that you have  lost  secondary
swarms  as well as the prime swarm.  This happens whilst there are
still plenty of bees and multiple queens.  The  queen  you  almost
certainly  have  will  probably  have  emerged  after the date you
expect because  the  first  queens  that  emerged  went  with  the
secondary  swarm(s).   There's  nothing  you can do about than now
except wait, however you can plan for the next time it happens.
 
> -- always test first with frame of brood -- if  they  draw  emergency
 queen cells then they really are queenless.
 
    Very well done, Gordon.
 
   One additional point:  Virgins, even young mated queens, are very runny,
and it is not a good idea to tear a hive apart looking for them. They are apt
to take wing if you get them too excited, raising the
probablility of losing them.  Let them settle down and get some brood
started, before you examine them closely.
 
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