A novice beekeeper friend of mine who recently captured a swarm (april 29)
found out last week (May 19) that his hive was queenless.  He thought that
if his bees were bringing in pollen, everything was okay.  He was somewhat
curious about a lot of bees just standing on the bottom board.  He opened
up the hive to find that there was no brood--only cured honey and pollen
stores. He immediately ordered and installed a new queen on May 23.  What
are the chances that this hive can be saved?
 
thanks for any and all opinions!
 
kevin
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