Unless you are marking your queens, you don't know that the queen you saw
is the same one you saw last time you inspected. It could very well be that
this is a new supercedure queen that has not yet mated or begun to lay.
Check again in a couple of weeks for brood.
 
I have had a bear of a time with unmated supercedure queens in one of my
hives this year. Marking your queens is about the most helpful thing you
can do for yourself.
 
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> From: Greg J Zujus <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: No Eggs
> Date: Monday, September 14, 1998 1:06 PM
>
> Hello all,
>
>             While inspecting my 4 hives today I noticed that one of my
> hives has no eggs or larve sized brood. There is some capped brood
> present. It is almost like the queen just stopped laying all at once. The
> queen is present as I saw her while inspecting the hive. Is it normal for
> a queen to just cease laying this time of year or is this queen just shot
> ?  All my other queens are still laying quite well, however these are all
> new queens as all the other hives swarmed this fall.
>
> Greg Z
> Connecticut
>
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