Several weeks ago, I started to make a new queen by putting a couple of frames with eggs into a nuc box. Two weeks ago I saw what I thought was the queen but she hadn't started to lay yet. All of the brood had emerged. Today at hign noon, with no smoke, I openned it again, (4X) I did not see the queen but I did see eggs and some other STRANGE things! First I should say that the bees were very content! (Red pollen again!) 1 There were three queen cells with two and three eggs inside. 2 There were some cells with two or three eggs inside. 3 There were cells with eggs attached to the very bottom but at the sides. Some eggs where not at the bottom but half way up an the sides. 4 There were many many cells where the egg was perfectly centered as they should be. 5 There where eggs outside the pollen/honey band. I am assuming that there is a mated queen, she just has not got her act together or shall I assume a laying worker. I guess I will really know a week from now as the cells get capped. Any one ever see this before? Dave Verville att!mvtowers!mvdfv