"J.D." wrote: Hi J. D. It's not uncommon for a package on foundation to raise supercedure cells. The bees would get a false sense that the queen is failing because of the lack of eggs. This is because she doesn't have the space yet. You should have taken more time to see how much brood was there. Decide what you want to do before you open the hive. Don't over examine them. It's better to to 1 good inspection then 2 half effort ones. With a package or a new queen I will wait 7-10 days before I check for brood. If I see eggs I put the hive back together right away, I've seen that she has started to lay and I'm happy. If you have been feeding or there is a good flow on, the next inspection 7 days later, I want to see eggs, brood and capped brood. Roughly 4-6 frames. The pattern should be full with very few gaps. It's very difficult for anyone to advise you over the net about this but... Since I'm going to assume the queen is healthy and young. The bees have a false sense of queen failure.. I would take down the queen cells. Start keeping a record also! When you see pollen when you start to notice nectar, drones everything. This will help you later. Good luck. Kent Stienburg Ontario Canada