After my overwintered queen flew away during manipulations over a week ago, I sweated out the week until I could get into the hive and see what was what. (BTW, thank you all for your advice and response to my original posting. It helped.) Well, this past weekend I got into that hive to see what I could see. Outside observations included bees, lots of them coming in and out, but they must have been bringing nectar, for I saw no pollen capsules. (They may have been there but I did not see them.) Inside, the bees had started drawing out the three round sections I placed on them last week. But, when I looked through the brood chamber, I saw only a couple of frames which contained capped brood. No larvae, no eggs, and no queen. Drats! Since I didn't have another queen handy, I pulled a frame of eggs and young larvae and placed it in this now queenless hive. I can supplement this hive with additional brood from my other existing hives (2) over the next several weeks and I have a queen on order to be delivered later on this month. I do not have any questions, but any observations or advice you all might have would be received with gratitude. I am certain that I am making a big deal out of something that may be a old standard problem for "youse big guys" and as a result no biggie. But for me, that queenless hive represents 33% of my stock and 50% of my overwintered stock. (For the first time in four years I got two hives through the winter without mite kill) so it is a big deal.