Richard Spiekhout wrote: I did find very large larva, all in brace comb on the top bars, about 3/4 " long and fat. I > did not see any peanut looking queen cells. > What have I seen today? > I am in Ky USA. Is it too early for them to make queens? > I have queen ordered to use to make splits. Some say leave the old queen in > the colony and put the one in the nuc. Some say visa versa. How do I know > what's best? You saw drone brood in a very typical location. When separating brood chambers, this is a good place to examine for varroa mites, since they prefer drones, especially in the spring. They will be dark red-brown, and very visible upon the white drone pupae. I would advise always giving the new queen to the nuc. She will be accepted much more readily. Occasionally I have inadvertently moved an older queen to a nuc, and she will immediately jam everything with brood - not a very good idea. Ted Fischer Dexter, Michigan USA