> Hello all. > [snip] > Any input, experts? > > (I am a hobbyist with 4 years experience, but I havn't lost a > queen yet ... til now, darnit.) > > Mark Egloff > [log in to unmask] > > Hi Mark; As your hive of bees did not fly to their queen, and I presume that she was mated from this hive, she will probably return, relax, and in a week to ten days examine the brood chamber for hatching eggs, if no eggs place a queen cell into the hive or requeen. Thanks from : [log in to unmask] http://www.eastend.com.au/~goble [log in to unmask] ( David Goble ) American Beach Kangaroo Island South Australia