> Now I do not believe the hive intends to swarm as they still have 4 frames
> of foundation they have not touched. This only leaves supersedure.
 
In my experience, having untouched foundation in a hive is not at all a
indicator that this colony is not going to swarm.
 
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Yesterday I inserted a breeding frame with 25 grafted, young larvae
in a dequeened (>4 days) colony. When controlling for acceptance rate today
(19/25), I found an EGG in one artificial queen cell cup. Has anyone ever
observed the same? Obviously, this egg must have been laid by a worker bee.
I marked its position, but left it untouched. I expect that this egg will be
removed by workers.
 
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