> These queenless bees oriented, foraged and stored pollen.  In other
> words, looked just like a queenright colony!  I have observed the
> same before but never in a colony which began (in their current hive,
> anyway) queenless.
>
Drop in a frame with eggs and see how they react. If they pull cells then you
know there is no queen. If, as George suggests, there is a virgin queen in the
hive you will have young bees available when the new queen starts to lay.

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