OK I will try an explain myself a bit better.
Forget the swarm, that has long gone.
The reason for the topic question is because I thought I may have seen some new capped brood.
I may just have another look in a couple of days and take some pics and post them on here.
says you moved queen cells up into the top box. At the time of reading that I should of replied.
I'm not sure what your thinking was in that but it's done now.
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The queen Cells I moved were left in the brood box for several days before I moved them and it was well after a couple of them had hatched so time for a maiden queen to hatch.
As for another hive, I do not, that would of made my problem a lot easier.
I am afraid to tell you in four weeks the hive is queenless no matter what happened. This is me now, I would take the honey and dump the hive.
Thanks for the advice but I will wait awhile longer before I get that drastic, it has been an ordinary Spring here so far, just about rains every other day, or seems like it.
You read so much conflicting information on bee forums and it can get very confusing sometimes for a newbie.
Anyway we never stop learning and I will get the hang of this beekeeping, I don't give up that easy, I am a farmer
Thanks Ando and Ace
Len